Buenos Aires Province

province of Argentina

The Buenos Aires Province is the largest, richest, and most populated province of Argentina. The province has a population of 13,827,203 (2001) and its capital is La Plata (850,000 inhabitants).

Buenos Aires
Province of Buenos Aires
Provincia de Buenos Aires (Spanish)
View of Tres Picos Hill
Flag of Buenos Aires
Coat of arms of Buenos Aires
Location of Buenos Aires Province within Argentina
Location of Buenos Aires Province within Argentina
Coordinates: 37°S 60°W / 37°S 60°W / -37; -60
CountryArgentina
CapitalLa Plata
Government
 • GovernorAxel Kicillof (PJ-UxP)
 • Vice GovernorVerónica Magario (PJ-UxP)
 • LegislatureChamber of Deputies (92)
Senate (46)
 • National Deputies70
 • National SenatorsMaximiliano Abad (UCR)
Eduardo de Pedro (PJ)
Juliana Di Tullio (PJ)
Area
 • Total307,571 km2 (118,754 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census[1])
 • Total17,569,053
 • Rank1st
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonymbonaerense
GDP
 • Totalpeso 7,573 billion
(US$162 billion) (2019)[2]
Time zoneUTC−03:00 (ART)
Postal codes
B1601XXX to B8512XXX[3]
ISO 3166 codeAR-B
HDI (2021)0.842 very high (11th)[4]
Websitewww.gba.gob.ar

Geography

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The Buenos Aires Province has an area of 307,571 km². Most of it is flat, and its weather is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean winds.

Other websites

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  Media related to Buenos Aires Province at Wikimedia Commons

Provinces of Argentina  
Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán


  1. "Distribución de la población por jurisdicción. Total del país. Año 2022" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. "PBG Buenos Aires 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. "Buenos Aires Postal Codes". postalcodes.azinfoportal.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. "El mapa del desarrollo humano en Argentina" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 25 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.