Villa Raffo

Villa Raffo
District
Villa Raffo Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°36′25″S 58°31′55″W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Tres de Febrero
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	7,864
• Density	8,737.7/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.

External links

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)