Coghlan | |
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 The Coghlan Train Station, from which thebarrio gets its name | |
 Location of Coghlan within Buenos Aires | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Autonomous City | Buenos Aires |
| Comuna | C12 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 19,177 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Coghlan is abarrio (neighbourhood) in the city ofBuenos Aires,Argentina.
Thismiddle class neighbourhood is located betweenBelgrano,Saavedra,Núñez andVilla Urquiza, originally inhabited byIrish andEnglish immigrants.
The 1887 sale of 30 hectares (75 acres) of land to theMitre Railway led to the railway's extension under the direction ofIrish Argentine engineerJohn Coghlan, in whose honor the train station was named. The sale of residential lots after 1891 led to the rapid growth of what was then a suburb of Buenos Aires. In 1896, Dr.Ignacio Pirovano opened an emergency hospital, and it is among the city's public medical facilities today.
Coghlan was formally designated as abarrio (borough) in 1968 and is today still a quietbedroom community known for its big, English style residences.
34°33′38.5″S58°28′29″W / 34.560694°S 58.47472°W /-34.560694; -58.47472
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