Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires ("Good Airs" in Spanish, originally meaning "Fair Winds") is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. Buenos Aires is located on the southern shore of the River Plate, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent, opposite Montevideo, Uruguay. Buenos Aires is located at {{coor dm|34|40|S|58|24|W|}} (-34.667, -58.40).

Population

The people of Buenos Aires are known as ' ("people of the port"), acknowledging the major historical importance of the port in the development of the city and the whole nation.

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The population of Buenos Aires consists primarily of Argentines of Spanish and Italian descent. The vast majority of these originate from the Galician, Asturian, and Basque regions of Spain, and the Calabrian, Ligurian and Neapolitan regions of Italy.

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Spanish - Italian - Galician - Asturian - Basque - Calabrian - Ligurian - Neapolitan

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There are also sizable communities of people with Arab, Jewish, Armenian, Anglo-Irish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean origins (see also: Asian-Argentines). Also, there is a mixed Spanish-aboriginal (mestizo/criollo) minority. Most inhabitants are of Roman Catholic religion. Sizable Jewish and Muslim communities have existed for over 100 years, and evangelist churches have been steadily increasing their ranks since the 1980s.

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Arab - Jewish - Armenian - Anglo-Irish - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Asian-Argentines - Mestizo - Criollo - Roman Catholic - Muslim - Evangelist

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The city proper has a population of 2,776,234 according to the 2001 census, while the Greater Buenos Aires, which also encompasses suburbia that belong to the province of Buenos Aires, has more than 12 million inhabitants. Suburbanites are called porteños and also bonaerenses; only the last term applies to the rest of the province.

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2001 - Greater Buenos Aires - Suburbia

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