Adrogué

Adrogué
An Adrogué landmark: Espora Ave., at its intersection with Esteban Adrogué St.
Adrogué Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°48′S 58°23′W / 34.800°S 58.383°W / -34.800; -58.383Coordinates: 34°48′S 58°23′W / 34.800°S 58.383°W / -34.800; -58.383
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Almirante Brown
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	28,265
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
CPA Base	B 1846
Area code(s)	+54 11
Climate	Cfa

Adrogué (Spanish pronunciation: [aðɾoˈɣe]) is a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located 23 km south of Buenos Aires. It is the administrative headquarters for Almirante Brown Partido (county).

At slightly more than 30,000 inhabitants, it is a prominent residential area, with numerous cobbled streets, lush trees and several squares. In addition, it has an important commercial center, with a variety of shops and banks.

In March 1873, Governor Mariano Acosta approved the projected sketch map for this town and named it Almirante Brown. The plan for the map was designed by Nicolás and José Canale, two renowned Italian architects, who included a number of diagonals and squares, which later inspired the urban design for the city of La Plata. The Canales also designed most of the public buildings in Adrogué (the Town Palace, the first church for Saint Gabriel, Castelforte, etc.) and the church of the Inmaculada Concepción in the neighbourhood of Belgrano ("La Redonda").

Jorge Luis Borges, an Argentine writer, spent many childhood summers there and loved the city so much that he named a book of poems after it in dedication. In an excerpt, he writes:

Hotel Las Delicias was inaugurated on 1 December 1872. It had been previously Esteban Adrogué's private residence, but he decided to convert it into a hotel in response to wealthy families looking for a place to settle down in the area with the intention of building country houses, and his wish to turn this place into a summer resort. Thus, in 1873, Hotel Las Delicias was the preferred summer shelter of notable Argentines. To visit and stay there was at that time a respected distinction. Sarmiento, president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874, was one of those who enjoyed its amenities. The name of the hotel was conferred by Mr. Ochoa, friend of Esteban Adrogué, who exclaimed before its splendor, "this is a delight" (delicia is Spanish for delight).