Comuna 1 is one of the 15
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in which the Autonomous City of
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
is divided. It is made up of the neighborhoods of
Retiro,
San Nicolás,
Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a Barrios and Communes of Buenos Aires, ''barrio'' of Buenos Aires in the Buenos Aires Central Business District, Central Business District. Occup ...
,
San Telmo
San Telmo ("Saint Pedro González Telmo") is the oldest ''Barrios of Buenos Aires, barrio'' (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis, it hosts some of its oldest buildings. One of the birthplace ...
,
Monserrat and
Constitución. It is located in the east of the city, has an area of 17.4 km
2 and a total population of 205,886 according to the 2010 census
of which 98,097 are men and 107,789 are women, which represent 47.6% and 52.4% of the commune respectively. The 2001 census registered 171,975 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 19.7%.
With 50,948 inhabitants born outside the country, it is the commune that registers the highest proportion of foreigners (24.7%).
References
{{Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires
Communes of Buenos Aires