Parque Avellaneda | |
Native Name Lang: | spa |
Type: | Neighborhood of Buenos Aires |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous City |
Subdivision Name1: | Buenos Aires |
Subdivision Type2: | Comuna |
Subdivision Name2: | Comuna 9 |
Parts Type: | Important sites |
Parts Style: | para |
Area Total Km2: | 5.2 |
Population Total: | 54191 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Parque Avellaneda is a neighbourhood located in the Southwest of Buenos Aires. It is named after Nicolás Avellaneda, former President of Argentina and originated in a 1755 deed given to the Brotherhood of Holy Charity of Jesus Christ. The Olivera family became the area's largest landowners in 1828 and their sale of the majority of their estate to the city of Buenos Aires resulted in the creation of Avellaneda Park (the barrio's namesake) in 1914.