Subdivisions of Buenos Aires explained

See also: Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires.

See also: Communes of Buenos Aires. The city of Buenos Aires is formally divided in 48 barrios (neighborhoods), grouped into 15 comunas (communes), which are defined as "units of decentralized political and administrative management governed by designated residents".^[1]

The city proper (excluding the suburbs and exurbs that form Greater Buenos Aires), had 2,891,082 inhabitants as of 2010.^[2]

Overview

English name	Spanish name	Time of first occurrence	Quantity at time of first occurrence	Relation to other types
Parishes		1622 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf	1
Police sections		1778 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
Neighborhoods		1794 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
Census divisions		1869. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
Electoral sections		1877 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf		Aligned with the boundaries of the communes. "las secciones electorales se ajustaron a las comunas"^[3]
School districts		1884. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
CGP		1996. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf	16
Communes		2005. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf	15	Grouping of several neighborhoods.
Sanitary regions	^[4]	2008. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf	4	Grouping several communes.

Sanitary regions

The borders of the sanitary regions are aligned with the borders of the communes.

• Region 1: C1, C3, C4
• Region 2: C7, C8, C9
• Region 3: C5, C6, C10, C11, C15
• Region 4: C2, C12, C13, C14

External links

• Map of Buenos Aires' neighborhoods and communes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constitución de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires . 31 July 2023.
2. Web site: Argentina: Censo2010 . 25 February 2011.
3. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
4. http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/mapas/regiones_sanitarias_comunas.jpg