Coghlan (Buenos Aires)

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Location of Coghlan in Buenos Aires

Coghlan is a district in the north of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . It has 19,177 inhabitants (as of 2001) on an area of ​​1.3 km² . Coghlan is one of the smaller districts. The population density is 14,752 inhabitants per km².

The neighboring districts are: Belgrano , Saavedra , Núñez and Villa Urquiza .

history

When in 1888 30 hectares of land were sold to the “Compañía Nacional de Ferrocarriles Pobladores”, the railway line could be continued northwards. The station in what is now the district was inaugurated on February 1, 1891 and named in memory of the engineer in charge, John Coghlan. The surrounding land was then parceled out and sold for residential development. This led to a rapid increase in the population of Coghlan, which was then still a suburb of Buenos Aires. According to an 1895 census, 267 people lived in 55 houses in Coghlan. On July 24, 1896, the “Hospital Pirovano” was opened. Coghlan has been a district of Buenos Aires since 1968.

Today, Coghlan is a middle-class residential area and is known for its spacious houses, especially in the streets around the train station (PI Rivera Street, Tronador Street and Melián Street).

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Coordinates: 34 ° 34 ′  S , 58 ° 29 ′  W