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Villa_Ortúzar Latitude and Longitude:

34°34′50″S 58°28′06″W / 34.58056°S 58.46833°W / -34.58056; -58.46833
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Villa Ortúzar
Triunvirato Avenue, Villa Ortúzar
Triunvirato Avenue, Villa Ortúzar
Location of Villa Ortúzar within Buenos Aires
Location of Villa Ortúzar within Buenos Aires
Country Argentina
Autonomous City Buenos Aires
Comuna C15
Area
 • Total1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total22,591
 • Density19,000/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