The city of Buenos Aires is formally divided in 48 barrios (neighborhoods), grouped into 15 comunas (communes), which are defined as "units of decentralized political and administrative management governed by designated residents".
The city proper (excluding the suburbs and exurbs that form Greater Buenos Aires), had 2,891,082 inhabitants as of 2010.
Overview English name Spanish name Time of first occurrence Quantity at time of first occurrence Relation to other types Parishes 1622 1 Police sections 1778 Neighborhoods 1794 Census divisions 1869. Electoral sections 1877 Aligned with the boundaries of the communes. "las secciones electorales se ajustaron a las comunas"http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf School districts 1884. CGP 1996. 16 Communes 2005. 15 Grouping of several neighborhoods. Sanitary regions http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/mapas/regiones_sanitarias_comunas.jpg 2008. 4 Grouping several communes.
Sanitary regions The borders of the sanitary regions are aligned with the borders of the communes. Region 1: C1, C3, C4 Region 2: C7, C8, C9 Region 3: C5, C6, C10, C11, C15 Region 4: C2, C12, C13, C14
References
External links Map of Buenos Aires' neighborhoods and communes