La Lucila

La Lucila
District
La Lucila train station.
La Lucila train station.
La Lucila is located in Greater Buenos Aires
La Lucila
La Lucila
Coordinates: 34°29′S 58°29′W / 34.483°S 58.483°W / -34.483; -58.483
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Partido Vicente López
Founded1856
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total15,844
CPA Base
B 1636
Area code+54 11

La Lucila is a neighborhood in Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The community is a suburb in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

It has a light railway station (La Lucila) on the Retiro-Tigre line - north on the line is Martínez and south is Olivos. It is also close to the Tren de la Costa.

The name comes from a large mansion that was named for the owner's wife. He was teniente coronel Alfredo F. de Urquiza and his wife was named Lucila Marcelina Anchorena de Urquiza.[1][circular reference]