Villa Ortúzar

Villa Ortúzar
Neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Triunvirato Avenue, Villa Ortúzar
Location of Villa Ortúzar within Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Autonomous City	Buenos Aires
Comuna	C15
Area
• Total	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	22,591
• Density	19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)

Villa Ortúzar is one of the neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires. Its limits are La Pampa St., Forest Ave., Elcano Ave., Ferrocarril General Urquiza railroads, Del Campo Ave., Combatientes de Malvinas Ave. and Triunvirato Ave.

The "Villa" received its name as after Esq. Santiago Francisco de Ortúzar y Mendiola, a basque businessman who bought the "area" the 26th of April 1862 paying for it 265,000 pesos.

34°34′50″S 58°28′06″W / 34.58056°S 58.46833°W / -34.58056; -58.46833

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