The capital city of Argentina and also the largest city in the country. Buenos Aires is also recognized as the second largest metropolitan region after Sao Paulo in Brazil. The people who live in the city are better known as “the people of the port”. According to the 2001 statistics, the population of the city was approximately 12,129,819 people living in the 31 districts of the city.
Geographically the city is located on the northeast side of the Río de la Plata, on the south east side it touches the Riachuelo and on the southwest side there is a 24 kilometer highway that basically creates the difference between the city and the province of Buenos Aires, since the city is the federal capital and is not part of the province.
The climate remains very humid especially throughout the year. The city has an average summer temperature of 17.6 degrees. The city receives less rainfall compared to other countries in the world. Rains can occur unexpectedly at any time of the year. The average temperature in the winter is mostly 10 to 15 degrees.
Economically it is one of the richest and most prosperous cities in South America as it is considered the financial platform of Argentina. Buenos Aires has a GDP rate of US$84.7 billion which is a huge amount for a single city. The city contributes strongly to the total economy of Argentina. The city gets its income mainly from the tourism department, as for tourists there are more than 300 hotels in the city that are almost full throughout the year. The service sector for the most part is the main provider as well along with tourism, which accounts for about 59 percent of the total Argentine economy.
If we talk about the culture of the area, then its culture can be clearly explained by the fact that the city is sometimes called “The Paris of South America.” For recreation, people have a number of gardens and theaters. The government has managed to develop a beautiful landscape for the city. The “International Book Fair of Buenos Aires” is one of the most important book fair events in the world that is celebrated in the month of April.
The game that is commonly played and liked by youngsters in Argentina is soccer, and Buenos Aires is considered as the biggest soccer center, being the only city in the world that has 24 different soccer teams. Two of the biggest clubs in Argentina are based in Buenos Aires and are called “Boca Juniors” and “River Plate”. The most recognized person in the soccer field in Argentina is “Diego Armando Maradona”, who also started his career with one of the Buenos Aires clubs called Argentinos Juniors. He then later he also played for “Boca Juniors”.