Buenos Aires
Capital of Argentina
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Buenos Aires is Argentina’s big, cosmopolitan capital city. Its center is the Plaza de Mayo, lined with stately 19th-century buildings including Casa Rosada, the iconic, balconied presidential palace. Other major attractions include Teatro Colón,...
Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere
Area code: 011
Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)
Established: 2 February 1536; 488 years ago (by Pedro de Mendoza); 11 June 1580; 443 years ago (by Juan de Garay)
HDI (2021): 0.882 very high (1st)
ISO 3166 code: AR-B
Postal codes: B1601XXX to B8512XXX