Parque Chas

Parque Chas
Barrio
Parque Chas intersection Parque Chas intersection
Location of Parque Chas within Buenos Aires Location of Parque Chas within Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Autonomous City	Buenos Aires
Comuna	C15
Area
• Total	1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,926
• Density	14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)

Parque Chas is a barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, reinstated on 6 December 2005 through By-law No. 1907/06.

Parque Chas is the smallest district in Buenos Aires and is bounded by La Pampa, Triunvirato, Combatientes de Malvinas, Chorroarín, and Constituyentes streets. It is also the only district not organized following a grid pattern. Three streets (Victorica, Avalos and Gándara) meet in the center of the neighborhood forming a six-points intersection. A concentric pattern of streets, named after European cities, surrounds this center. The pattern breaks when drawing closer to the major avenues (La Pampa, Triunvirato, and Avenida de Los Incas), where the grid pattern resumes. There are two small parks within the barrio.

Parque Chas plays a prominent role in Tomas Eloy Martinez' book The Tango Singer.

External links

• Parque Chas website (Spanish)