Coghlan (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 km ². Coghlan is thus one of the smaller districts. The population density is 14,752 people per km ².

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

History

As in 1888 30 acres of land were sold to the " Compañía Nacional de Ferrocarriles Pobladores ", the railway line heading north could be continued. The train station in today's urban district was inaugurated on February 1, 1891 and named in memory by the responsible engineer John Coghlan. Subsequently, the surrounding land was divided into lots and sold for residential development. This led to a rapid increase in the population of Coghlan, which was still a suburb of Buenos Aires. According to a 1895 census, 267 people lived in 55 houses in Coghlan. On July 24, 1896 " Hospital Pirovano " was opened. Since 1968, Coghlan is a district of Buenos Aires.

Today Coghlan is a residential area of the middle class and known for its spacious homes, particularly in the streets around the station (PI Rivera Street, Tronador Street and Melián Street).