Agronomía

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Agronomía

Area	4.0* km²
Population	35,582 (1991)*
Density	8,499*/km²
Comuna	C15
Barrios' day	25 de septiembre
Important sites	Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Science
*Figures include Parque Chas

Agronomía is a barrio or district in the centre part of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. It gets its name from the Facultad de Agronomía (Agricultural Studies School) of the University of Buenos Aires, located there.

Parque Chas was previously a part of Agronomía, but was awarded barrio status in December 2005.

[edit] History

The fields were originally property of the Society of Jesus, and they were called Chacra de los jesuitas. When this religious order was rejected in 1769, this fields were taken from the Society of Jesus, and expropriated in favor of the government, which give them to the Real Colegio de San Carlos and it's succesors, one of them being Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires. The first generations stayed there on vacation, for this reason it was known as Chacarita de los Colegiales.