Comuna 7 is one of the 15
communes
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in which the Autonomous City of
Buenos Aires
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is divided. It is made up of the neighborhoods of
Flores
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and
Parque Chacabuco
Parque Chacabuco is a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name is due to Chacabuco Park, which is in its centre, taking the name from the Battle of Chacabuco.
Geography
It is located in the centre-south of Buenos Aires. It limits to th ...
. It is located in the mid-southwest of the city, has an area of 12.4 km²
and a total population of 220,591 according to the 2010 census
of which 102,481 are men and 118,110 are women, which represent 46.5% and 53.5% of the commune respectively. The 2001 census registered 197,333 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 11.8%.
It is the commune with the third highest proportion of foreigners (18.6%), mostly from neighboring countries; 2 of which 47.8% are of
Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
n origin, followed by those of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
vian (12.9%) and
Paraguay
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an origin (12.1%). Also noteworthy is the proportion of foreigners of
Asia
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n origin (8.6% of the total number of foreigners).
References
{{Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires
Communes of Buenos Aires