Buenos Aires is the largest city in Argentina, located on the south bank of the Río de la Plata, on the southeast coast of South America, and is known as the "Paris of South America".
As of 2012, the Buenos Aires metropolitan area has a population of 12.8 million, making it the second largest metropolitan area in South America, after the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area.
Buenos Aires is not only the political center of Argentina, but also the center of economy, technology, culture and transportation. The city has more than 80,000 industrial enterprises, accounting for two-thirds of Argentina's total industrial output value, occupying a pivotal position in the national economy.
Buenos Aires was only a small city when it first became independent, but since the implementation of the Policy of Europeanization and Modernization, it has attracted many Italian and Spanish immigrants, becoming the most Europeanized city in South America.
Buenos Aires 9 de Julio is the widest road in the world, about 130 meters wide (over 16 lanes), and the famous Argentine tango originates from the boca region of the city. In 2007, Buenos Aires was named the third most beautiful city in the world.
For most of the 17th and 18th centuries, Buenos Aires was a source of trade, and Spanish colonists mandated that all trade with Europe must pass through Lima, Peru, to facilitate the collection of taxes; the program seriously harmed the interests of Buenos Aires traders and led to the prevalence of smuggling in the region
In the second half of the 19th century, in addition to the wealth conferred by the Pampas, the construction of railways also facilitated the transportation of raw materials for factories in the city, strengthening the economic strength of Buenos Aires. As an emerging multicultural city, Buenos Aires is also comparable to the capitals of European powers
In the 1920s, Buenos Aires was a popular destination for immigrants from other parts of Europe, Argentina and neighboring countries.
Buenos Aires is also the longest-named city in the world, with its full name: San Dicima Trinidad de Puerto De Santa Maria Buenos Aires.
The city of Buenos Aires is located on the prairie, with four distinct seasons, a pleasant climate, abundant rainfall and fertile land. The streets of the city are lined with plane trees, eucalyptus, palms and hacaranda trees unique to the American continent, and tall kapok trees are scattered throughout the city, and the blooming peach blossoms and orange kapok are very gorgeous.
According to the 2001 census, the Buenos Aires metropolitan area has a total of 12129819 inhabitants, including the urban area and 31 districts, accounting for one third of the total population of Argentina. The population density is 13,680 people per square kilometer, and after more than a decade of development, it has now far exceeded this statistic
Buenos Aires is the industrial, commercial and financial center of Argentina, as of 2012, Buenos Aires has more than 80,000 industrial enterprises, accounting for two-thirds of Argentina's total industrial output value, occupies a pivotal position in the national economy, is the country's largest economic center, and its gross national product accounts for about half of the country.com.
Buenos Aires' main exports were beef, grain, wool, leather, linen, etc.;
The port of Buenos Aires is one of the busiest in South America; The port connects the port to northeastern Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay via the navigable river of the Rio de la Plata. As such, it is the distribution center for a vast region in the southeastern part of the South American continent. The Port of Buenos Aires has an annual billable tonnage of 11 million tons
Manufacturing in Enos Aires still occupies an important position in the city's economy (16%), mainly concentrated in the southern part of the city. Local manufacturing benefits greatly from the high local purchasing power and large numbers of skilled labor, and its good relationship with large-scale agriculture and industry outside the urban periphery also benefits manufacturing.
Buenos Aires is a publishing center in Argentina and one of the publishing centers for Spanish literature in South America, and in 2011 was named the "World Book Capital of the Year 2011".