Villa Soldati

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Location of Villa Soldati in Buenos Aires
Campora Freeway in Roca Park, Villa Soldati

Villa Soldati is a district in the south of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . The district has a good 41,000 inhabitants (as of 2001) on an area of ​​8.7  km² . With a population density of 4,700 inhabitants per km², it is basically one of the less populated districts of Buenos Aires. The average population density of Buenos Aires is around 13,500 inhabitants / km². Together with Villa Lugano and Villa Riachuelo, the district forms the administrative district C8.

Location and character

Villa Soldati is bordered by Avenida 27 de Febrero , Coronel Esteban Bonorino Street, Av. General Francisco Fernández de la Cruz, Varela Street, Av. Perito Moreno, Castañares Street and Escalada Street.

Villa Soldati is a working-class neighborhood and one of the poorest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. 40% of its residents live in Barrio Soldati, a social housing complex that was built between 1973 and 1979 and is one of the largest in South America. In Villa Soldati there are also five Villa Miserias , which means that the district, together with Villa Lugano, is one of those with the largest number of slums in the capital.

The Estadio Parque Roca also belongs to the district .

See also

Web links

Commons : Villa Soldati  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 34 ° 40 ′  S , 58 ° 27 ′  W