Local time
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Buenos Aires
34.60° S, 58.40° W
- Population
- 12,795,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 65
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 65 cities of Argentina in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Argentina, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
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Practical bearings for Buenos Aires, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Buenos Aires have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name translates as "fair winds" in Spanish. The full original name "Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires" was given only to the port; the city was named "Ciudad de la Santissima Trinidad" when founded separately, and the shortened port name eventually became the city name.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person