Buenos Aires is the capital and most populous city of the Argentine Republic. Its official names are Ciudad de Buenos Aires or Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA). It is also called the Federal Capital, for being the seat of the national government. It is one of the 24 districts, or "first order jurisdictions" that make up the country. Since 1996 it is an autonomous city; it has its own executive, legislative and judicial powers. It is located in the central-eastern region of the country, on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, in the Pampas region. The City of Buenos Aires was ceded in 1880 by the Province of Buenos Aires to be the federal capital of the country; As of 2020, it is considered the "main capital", along with 24 alternate capitals.11 Under the 1994 constitutional reform, it enjoys an autonomous regime.
Its urban fabric resembles a fan that limits to the south, west and north with the neighboring province of Buenos Aires and to the east with the Río de la Plata. Officially the city is divided into 15 communes that group 48 neighborhoods.
According to the 2022 Census, the population of the city is 3,120,612 inhabitants. Total adds a population of 13,395,796 inhabitants.
Buenos Aires is a cosmopolitan city and an important tourist destination.​ Its complex infrastructure makes it one of the most important metropolises in the Americas and it is an alpha-category global city,​ given its influences in commerce, finance , fashion, art, gastronomy, education, entertainment and mainly in its marked culture.15​16​ According to a quality of life study (2019) by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, the city is in position 91 worldwide and second of Latin America after Montevideo. Its per capita income is one of the highest in the region.1819 In 2022, it was the most visited city in Latin America.2021 It is considered one of the 25 most influential cities in the world.
Its urban profile is markedly eclectic. Spanish colonial, art deco, art nouveau, neo-Gothic, Italianate, French Bourbon, and French academic styles are mixed. Due to the latter, added to its building development and marked European influence in its architecture in certain areas, it is known throughout the world by the nickname "The Paris of America".
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