"Mendoza, Argentina Ciudad de Mendoza () is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza had a population of 115,041 with a metropolitan population of 1,055,679, making Greater Mendoza the fourth largest census metropolitan area in the country. Ruta Nacional 7, the major road running between Buenos Aires and Santiago, runs through Mendoza. The city is a frequent stopover for climbers on their way to Aconcagua (the highest mountain"
"Policy"", in conjunction with consulting firm A.T. Kearney and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. (See ""Global city"" for the top 30 in the list). Buenos Aires is twinned with the following cities: Buenos Aires is part of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities from 12 October 1982 establishing brotherly relations with the following cities: Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. ""Buenos Aires"" can be translated"
"Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. ""Buenos Aires"" can be translated as ""fair winds"" or ""good airs"", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name ""Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre"". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area"
"national total. It is the economic and political center of Argentina, and its main international entry point. Rosario, located about north-northwest of the capital, is the third-largest city and a major port, with a metropolitan population of 1.3 million. It is part of the agricultural and industrial core of the littoral region. Córdoba, with a population around 1.4 million, is located about from Buenos Aires, near the geographical center of Argentina. It is the second most populated metropolitan area, and a cultural, touristic, and industrial center. Altogether, the three cities include 15 million inhabitants, or more than a third of"
"Names of Buenos Aires The name of the city of Buenos Aires (), the capital of Argentina, means ""Good Airs"" or ""Fair Winds"" in Spanish. There are other places, mostly in the Americas, that go by the same name. When the Aragonese conquered Cagliari, Sardinia from the Pisans in 1324, they established their headquarters on top of a hill that overlooked the city. The hill was known to them as ""Buen Ayre"" (or ""Bonaria"" in Sardinian language), as it was free of the foul smell prevalent in the old city (the Castle area), which is adjacent to swampland. ""Foul smell"""
"seat of the National Government, was declared an autonomous city by the 1994 constitutional reform. Its mayor, formerly chosen by the President of the Republic, is now elected by the people, and receives the title of Chief of Government (""Jefe de Gobierno""). Other than that, Buenos Aires, as the provinces, has its own Legislative Branch (a unicameral Legislature) and elect deputies and senators as representatives to the National Congress. Government of Argentina The government of Argentina, within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head"
"La Capital La Capital is a daily Spanish-language newspaper edited and published in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It was founded on November 15, 1867, and it is the oldest Argentine newspaper still in circulation, which has gained it the title of ""Decano de la Prensa Argentina"" (""Dean of the Argentine Press""). The name was chosen by its founder, Ovidio Lagos, as a political statement on the part of those, including him, who were lobbying to move the capital of the federal government to Rosario. Rosario was in fact declared the capital three times by Congress, only to face"
"on community of interest and road access. Within a regional council area there are usually many city or district councils, although city and district councils can be in multiple regional council areas. Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and the federal capital of Buenos Aires. During the 19th century there was a bitter struggle between Buenos Aires and the interior provinces, and there has long been an element of tension regarding the division of powers between the central government and provincial bodies. The federal government retains control over such matters as the regulation of commerce, customs collections, currency, civil"
"City Council chambers, and the ""Salón Dorado"" (""Gold Room""), a formal reception hall accessed via a grand, marble staircase, set in Slovenian oak floors, and featuring German vitreaux, and a 1.2 ton spider chandelier. La Plata City Hall La Plata City Hall is the executive seat of government of the city of La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Governor Dardo Rocha's proposal for the establishment of a new capital for the paramount Province of Buenos Aires, useful to the mollification of the province's Independence-leaning gentry, was quickly approved by the Argentine Congress following the 1880 Federalization of"
"were not painted at the moment for the lack of documentary evidence of their original color. President Juan Domingo Perón declared the economic independence of the country in the house on July 9, 1947, after the complete payment of Argentina's external debt. The subversive organization Montoneros invaded the house on February 15, 1971, and painted slogans in the main hall. They overpowered the single policeman who was at the site, and the province reacted sending 2,500 armed policemen to the site. The city of San Miguel de Tucumán is appointed capital city of Argentina for each July 9 since 1992."
"of Formula One, said ""we are open to racing in Argentina when I can deal with serious people"". ""A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship."" Argentine Grand Prix The Argentine Grand Prix (Spanish: ""Gran Premio de Argentina"") was a round of the Formula One championship, held intermittently from to , all at the same autodrome in the Argentine national capital of Buenos Aires. Argentine president Juan Perón was the driving force behind the creation of the circuit, after seeing the success of the country's own Juan Manuel Fangio. The Buenos Aires"
"for example Oslo in Norway. In some countries the region including the capital does not have special significance, but have names hinting that. For example, the Capital Region of Denmark is a name of a normal national region. The following have a special administrative district or territory for their national capital cities: The ""Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires"" is coterminous with the Argentine Federal District. In 1996, under the 1994 reform of the Argentine Constitution, the city gained autonomous status, and held its first mayoral elections. Buenos Aires is represented in the Argentine Senate by three senators and in the"
"China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal and Russia. The most popular tourist sites are found in the historic city core, comprising Montserrat and San Telmo. The city was originally constructed around the Plaza de Mayo, the administrative center of the Spanish Empire. To the east of the square is the ""Casa Rosada"", the official seat of the executive branch of the government of Argentina. To the north, the ""Catedral Metropolitana"" which has stood in the same location since colonial times, and the Banco de la Nación Argentina building, a"
"Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (, ""Provincia de Buenos Aires""; English: ""good airs"") is the largest and most populous Argentinian province. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be part of the province and the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880. Since then, in spite of bearing the same name, the province does not include the national capital city proper, though it does include all other localities of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area surrounding it. The current capital of the province is the city of La Plata, founded in 1882. The"
"La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 765,378 and its metropolitan area has 899,523 inhabitants. La Plata was planned and developed to serve as the provincial capital after the city of Buenos Aires was federalized in 1880. It was officially founded by Governor Dardo Rocha on 19 November 1882. Its construction is fully documented in photographs by Tomás Bradley Sutton. La Plata was briefly known as ""Ciudad Eva Perón"" (Eva Perón City) between 1952 and 1955. The city is home to two important first"
"Autonomous city Autonomous city is a type of autonomous administrative division. The 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution granted Buenos Aires city, formerly a federal district (""Capital Federal"", ) of Argentina, the status of autonomous, and changed its formal name to Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (). Another large city that is currently pressing for autonomy is Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. Rosario has nearly 1 million inhabitants (about 1.3 million counting its suburbs and nearby towns), and is usually disfavoured in the distribution of funds and resources, which disproportionately assigns more of its share to the much less populated"
"the governmental decision to expropriate Rosas' lands, laid down a new town on part of it and named it Belgrano. The town was declared a city shortly thereafter, due to its booming growth, and in 1880 it became the nation's capital for a few weeks, because of the dispute between the national government and Buenos Aires province for the status of the city of Buenos Aires. It was in Belgrano that the law declaring Buenos Aires as Argentina's federal capital was issued. In 1887, the federal district was enlarged by the annexation of the towns (partidos) of Belgrano and Flores."
"by penalty shoot-out), and five draws. In the FIFA World Cup England also lead Argentina in their head-to-head record, with three victories (in 1962, 1966 and 2002) to Argentina's two (in 1986 and 1998). In the latter half of the 19th century, the Argentine capital Buenos Aires had a large expatriate British community of some 10,000 people. As in many other parts of the world, football was introduced to Argentina by the British. The first recorded football match played in Argentina was organized by the Buenos Aires Cricket Club in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on 20 June 1867, and played between"
"provincial capital, Santa Fe. Some legislators have proposed that autonomy could be granted to Rosario by passing a law in the ordinary fashion, while others claim an amendment of the provincial constitution is needed. In Spain there are two autonomous cities called Ceuta and Melilla. Two enclaves located on the north coast of Morocco, separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar. <br> Autonomous city Autonomous city is a type of autonomous administrative division. The 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution granted Buenos Aires city, formerly a federal district (""Capital Federal"", ) of Argentina, the status of autonomous,"
"is a visible LGBT scene in Buenos Aires, the capital, with many gay bars, nightclubs, cafés, restaurants and other venues and events. Nicknamed ""Latin America's gay capital"", Buenos Aires has become an important recipient of LGBT tourism. Due to same-sex marriage bans there, many couples from neighbouring Chile and Paraguay come to Buenos Aires to marry, as Argentina does not have any residency requirements for marriage. Buenos Aires Pride (""Marcha del Orgullo LGBT de Buenos Aires"") is an annual pride parade held in the city. First held in 1992, it was attended by about 300 participants. In 2018, an estimated"
"La Plata City Hall La Plata City Hall is the executive seat of government of the city of La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Governor Dardo Rocha's proposal for the establishment of a new capital for the paramount Province of Buenos Aires, useful to the mollification of the province's Independence-leaning gentry, was quickly approved by the Argentine Congress following the 1880 Federalization of Buenos Aires. Overseeing a furor of construction, Rocha inaugurated the city of La Plata on November 19, 1882, creating the first planned city in South America, and its first with electric lighting. Planned by"
"Santa Fe, Argentina Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (; usually called just Santa Fe) is the capital city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is situated in north-eastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies from the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel that connects it to the city of Paraná. The city is also connected by canal with the port of Colastiné on the Paraná River. Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz has about 391,164 inhabitants as per the . The metropolitan area has a population of 653,073, making it the eighth largest in"
"Quilmes Quilmes () is a city in the , on the coast of the Rio de la Plata on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. It is the capital of the borough Quilmes (""Partido de Quilmes""), and has a population of 230,810. It is located south of the capital of Argentina, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The ""Quilmes"" were a native tribe who lived in the surroundings of Tucumán. In the 17th century, after repeated attempts by the Spanish invaders to control their lands, the Quilmes were defeated and were forced to settle in a restricted colony"
"in the Americas, with a population of around 14 million. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (""Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires""; ""CABA""). Its citizens first elected a chief of government"
"Argentine capital of Buenos Aires and the Chilean port of Valparaiso, and provided the first rail route linking the southern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This journey involved the use of services operated by the following five railway companies: Passenger service between Buenos Aires and Valparaiso took about 36 hours, including changes of train in Mendoza and Los Andes, required because of the break-of-gauge at these points. In comparison, the journey by sea between the same two points, around Cape Horn, took eleven days. The Chilean Transandine railway was originally worked by Kitson-Meyer 0-8-6-0s rack and adhesion locomotives, two examples of"
"Flag of Buenos Aires The flag of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina was officially adopted on October 24, 1995. It shows the coat of arms of the House of Habsburg, as the flag has an eagle on a white background. The use of Habsburg symbols comes from Charles V of the Habsburg dynasty, who was king of Spain when Buenos Aires was originally founded in 1536. The city was eventually abandoned, but it was refounded in 1580, during the reign of Charles V's son, Philip II. As a symbol of Spanish colonialism, this flag has generated controversy among advocates"
"Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown. On July 9, 1816, an assembly met in San Miguel de Tucumán, declared full independence with provisions for a national constitution. The territory of modern Argentina was part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, with its capital city in Buenos Aires, seat of government of the Spanish viceroy. Modern Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia were also part of the"
"a ticket sales stand. Obelisk of Buenos Aires The Obelisco de Buenos Aires is a modern monument placed at the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Porteños refer to it simply as El Obelisco. Plaza de la República (Buenos Aires) Plaza de la República (Republic Square) is a vast city square in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. It is located in the San Nicolás quarter, at the intersection of the city's three main arteries : Ninth of July Avenue, Corrientes Avenue, and Diagonal Norte. It derives its name and associations from a church once sited on the square, San Nicolás de"
"the Argentine capital and will have a theme of “Science, Innovation, Art and Creativity for Human Development. Creative Industries in Digital Convergence”. Four countries had submitted bids to host Specialised Expo 2022/23: At the end of the project examination phase, BIE Member States voted for Buenos Aires as the host city of Expo 2022/23 via a secret ballot at the BIE General Assembly, held in November 2017. Expo 2025 will be held at the Japanese city of Osaka and will have a theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives!”. Four countries had submitted bids to host World Expo 2025:"
"Puerto Rico, Argentina Puerto Rico is the capital city of Libertador General San Martín, in the Misiones Province of Argentina. It is located at 26° 48' south latitude and 55° 01' west longitude, along the Paraná River. It limits to the south with the city of Capioví, at east and north with the Garuhapé and to the east west with Paraguay. Strategically located along Route 12, it is half way between the Iguazu Falls and the province's capital Posadas. With almost 12.500 hectares, the city has a population of around 20.000 people, mainly composed of European immigrants. Riograndenser Hunsrückisch is"
"Zárate, Buenos Aires Zarate, Argentina is 1hr and 15 minutes away from Argentina's capital Buenos Aires. Zárate is a city in the northeast of the . It lies on the western shore of the Paraná River, from Buenos Aires. Its population as per the is 101,271 inhabitants. It is the headquarters for and the only city in the ""partido"" of the same name. Zárate and Campana are main points of an important industrial region. The city is located at one end of the Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge, which joins Buenos Aires with the province of Entre Ríos and allows communication with"
"19th. From 1956 to 2000, however, Argentina did not win any gold medals, a situation that was reversed in 2004, when it acquired two and further so, in 2008, 2012 and 2016. On 4 July 2013, Buenos Aires was selected as host city for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Argentina has hosted a wide range of international competitions, among them: The following sports originated in Argentina: Sport in Argentina The practice of sports in Argentina is varied due to the population's diverse European origins and the mostly mild climate. Association football is the most popular discipline and other sports played"
"December 2001 riots in Argentina The December 2001 crisis, sometimes known as the Argentinazo (), was a period of civil unrest and rioting in Argentina, which took place during December 2001, with the most violent incidents taking place on December 19 and December 20 in the capital, Buenos Aires, Rosario and other large cities around the country. It was preceded by a popular revolt against the Argentine government, rallying behind the motto ""All of them must go!"" (), which caused the resignation of then-president Fernando de la Rúa, giving way to a period of political instability during which five government"