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Subdivisions 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".

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

Overview

English nameSpanish nameTime of first occurrenceQuantity at time of first occurrenceRelation to other types
ParishesParroquias1622 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf1
Police sectionsSecciones policiales/comisarías1778 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
NeighborhoodsBarrios1794 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
Census divisionsDivisiones censales1869. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
Electoral sectionsSecciones electorales1877 http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdfAligned with the boundaries of the communes. "las secciones electorales se ajustaron a las comunas"
School districtsDistritos escolares1884. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf
CGPCGP1996. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf16
CommunesComunas2005. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf15Grouping of several neighborhoods.
Sanitary regionsRégiones sanitarias2008. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf4Grouping 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

References

References

  1. "Constitución de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires".
  2. "Argentina: Censo2010".
  3. http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf {{Dead link. (March 2022)
  4. http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/mapas/regiones_sanitarias_comunas.jpg {{Dead link. (February 2022)
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