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  2. Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    Buenos Aires ( / ˌbweɪnəs ˈɛəriːz / or /- ˈaɪrɪs /; [ 12] Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwenos ˈajɾes] ⓘ ), [ 13] officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, [ a] is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast.

  3. Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    Buenos Aires, autonomous city and capital of Argentina, is composed of forty-eight neighborhoods (locally known as barrios ). Since 2008, the city is also legally divided into communes, each one including one or more barrios. Among the most visited and populated barrios are Palermo, Recoleta, Puerto Madero, Belgrano, San Telmo, La Boca ...

  4. Greater Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    The term Gran Buenos Aires ("Greater Buenos Aires") was first officially used in 1948, when Governor of Buenos Aires Province Domingo Mercante signed a bill delineating as such an area covering 14 municipalities surrounding the City of Buenos Aires. [6] The term is also related to other expressions that are not necessarily well-defined: the ...

  5. Palermo, Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    Time zone. UTC-3 ( ART) Palermo is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the north of the city, near the Rio de la Plata . It has a total land area of 17.4 km 2 and a population of 249,016. [ 2] It is the only barrio within the administrative division of Comuna 14.

  6. Buenos Aires Province - Wikipedia

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    Buenos Aires, [ a] officially the Buenos Aires Province, [ b] is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province and the province's capital until it was federalized in 1880. Since then, in spite of bearing the same name, the ...

  7. Plaza de Mayo - Wikipedia

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    The Plaza de Mayo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈplasa ðe ˈmaʝo]; English: May Square) is a city square and the main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo, respectively.

  8. San Telmo, Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    San Telmo ("Saint Pedro González Telmo ") is the oldest barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis and is characterized by its colonial buildings. Cafes, tango parlors and antique shops line the cobblestone streets, which are often filled with artists and dancers.

  9. University of Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    The University of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was established in 1821. It has educated 17 Argentine presidents, produced four of the country's five Nobel Prize laureates, and is responsible for approximately 40% of the country's research output.