San Telmo

San Telmo is the oldest barrio of , . A well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis, it hosts some of its oldest buildings. One of the birthplaces of tango, during the mid 20th century it was the Bohemian district with painters ateliers and jazz clubs.
  • Suburb with about 20,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
  • …is also known as “San Telmo, Buenos Aires”
  • Description: neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art and Plaza Dorrego.
is a square located in the heart of San Telmo, in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Constitución and Barrio Catalinas Sur.
or Montserrat is a neighbourhood in the east of the Buenos Aires CBD.
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Latitude
-34.6214° or 34° 37′ 17″ south
Longitude
-58.37375° or 58° 22′ 26″ west
Open location code
48Q39JHG+CF
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“San Telmo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սան Տելմո”
  • Basque: “San Telmo (Buenos Aires)”
  • Basque: “San Telmo”
  • Chinese: “圣特尔莫”
  • Chinese: “圣特尔莫区”
  • Chinese: “聖特爾莫區”
  • Dutch: “San Telmo (Buenos Aires)”
  • Dutch: “San Telmo”
  • Esperanto: “San Telmo”
  • French: “San Telmo (Buenos Aires)”
  • French: “San Telmo”
  • German: “San Telmo (Buenos Aires)”
  • German: “San Telmo”
  • Hebrew: “סן טלמו”
  • Italian: “San Telmo”
  • Japanese: “サンテルーモ”
  • Latin: “San Telmo”
  • Lithuanian: “San Telmas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Telmo”
  • Norwegian: “San Telmo”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “San Telmo”
  • Portuguese: “San Telmo”
  • Romanian: “San Telmo, Buenos Aires”
  • Russian: “Сан-Тельмо (район Буэнос-Айреса)”
  • Russian: “Сан-Тельмо”
  • Scots: “San Telmo, Buenos Aires”
  • Scots: “San Telmo”
  • Slovak: “San Telmo”
  • Slovenian: “San Telmo”
  • Spanish: “Barrio de San Telmo”
  • Spanish: “El Alto de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “San Telmo”
  • Swedish: “Barrio San Telmo”
  • Swedish: “San Telmo, Buenos Aires”
  • Swedish: “San Telmo”
  • Turkish: “San Telmo, Buenos Aires”
  • Turkish: “San Telmo”
  • Urdu: “سان ٹیلمو، بیونس آئرس”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Centro and Puerto Madero.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Universidad Kennedy and San Juan Tennis Club.

Buenos Aires: Highlights

Learn more about Centro and Palermo and Recoleta.
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