Villa Raffo

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Villa Raffo
District
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Villa Raffo
Coordinates: 34°36′25″S58°31′55″W / 34.60694°S 58.53194°W / -34.60694; -58.53194
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Bandera de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.svg Buenos Aires
Partido Bandera de Tres de Febrero.gif Tres de Febrero
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total
7,864
  Density8,737.7/km2 (22,631/sq mi)
CPA Base
B 1674
Area code +54 11

Villa Raffo is a town in Tres de Febrero Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration.

History

The area, the eastern part of which now lies in the City of Buenos Aires proper, was owned by Bernardino Manzanares in the 19th century. His heirs sold the land to Ezequiel and Pedro Raffo, from whom the settlement took its name. The land was divided up into lots, and the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway bought a section to construct a neighbourhood for its workers.