Recoleta

Recoleta is a barrio or neighborhood of , , located in the northern part of the city, by the . The area is perhaps best known to be the home of the distinguished Recoleta Cemetery.
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  • Type: Suburb with 158,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Also known as: “Barrio de Recoleta”, “Barrio Recoleta”, “Comuna 2”, “La Recoleta”, and “Recoleta, Buenos Aires”

Places of Interest

Highlights: La Recoleta Cemetery and Plaza Intendente Alvear.

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is a located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of , .

Park
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is a public space in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Island and Barrio Norte.

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Recoleta

Latitude
-34.58736° or 34° 35′ 15″ south
Longitude
-58.39157° or 58° 23′ 30″ west
Population
158,000
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
48Q3CJ75+39
Open­Street­Map ID
node 349327388
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3429595
Wiki­data ID
Q1010253
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Recoleta” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռեկոլետա”
  • Basque: “Recoleta (Buenos Aires)”
  • Basque: “Recoleta”
  • Catalan: “Barri de la Recoleta”
  • Chinese: “雷科莱塔”
  • Chinese: “雷科萊塔”
  • Dutch: “Recoleta, Buenos Aires”
  • Esperanto: “Recoleta”
  • French: “Recoleta”
  • Galician: “Recoleta”
  • German: “Recoleta”
  • Hebrew: “רקולטה”
  • Italian: “Recoleta”
  • Japanese: “レコレタ (アルゼンチン)”
  • Korean: “레콜레타 동”
  • Korean: “레콜레타”
  • Latin: “Recoleta”
  • Lithuanian: “Rekoleta”
  • Malay: “Recoleta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Recoleta”
  • Norwegian: “Recoleta”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Recoleta”
  • Portuguese: “Recoleta”
  • Russian: “Реколета”
  • Slovenian: “Recoleta”
  • Spanish: “Recoleta”
  • Spanish: “El Pilar” (historical)
  • Swedish: “Recoleta”
  • Turkish: “Recoleta, Buenos Aires”
  • Ukrainian: “Реколета”
  • Urdu: “ریکولیٹا، بیونس آئرس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Villa 31 bis and La Containera.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rubber Tree of Recoleta and Atlas of Recoleta.

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Worth a closer look: Centro and Palermo and Recoleta.

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