La Lucila | |
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District | |
![]() La Lucila train station. | |
Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
Coordinates: 34°29′S 58°29′W / 34.483°S 58.483°W | |
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Founded | 1856 |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,844 |
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]