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Barracas

Barracas is a barrio, or district, in the southeastern part of the city of , Argentina. It is located between the railroad of Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano and the Riachuelo River, and the streets Regimiento de Patricios, Defensa, Caseros, Vélez Sársfield, Amancio Alcorta, Lafayette, and Lavardén.
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  • Type: Suburb with 77,500 residents
  • Description: Neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Also known as: “Barracas, Buenos Aires” and “Barrio de Barracas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Bombonera and National Historical Museum.

Stadium
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, officially known as Estadio Alberto José Armando, is an association football stadium located in , . Located in the neighbourhood, it is the home of Boca Juniors.

Museum
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The is a located in , , and is a museum dedicated to the history of Argentina, exhibiting objects relating to the May Revolution and the Argentine War of Independence.

Park
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The is a 64-kilometre stream in that originates in the and defines the southern boundary of the federal district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Boca & Barracas and Centro.

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The south of includes the colorful La Boca and Barracas neighborhoods. La Boca is a working class district of , considered Buenos Aires's most colorful neighborhood with a very outgoing personality.

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The center of has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.

Suburb
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is a barrio or neighborhood of , . is situated 4½ km north of Barracas.

Barracas

Latitude
-34.6453° or 34° 38′ 43″ south
Longitude
-58.3876° or 58° 23′ 15″ west
Population
77,500
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
48Q39J36+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1709707565
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3436134
Wiki­data ID
Q680964
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Barracas” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բառակաս”
  • Basque: “Barracas (Buenos Aires)”
  • Basque: “Barracas”
  • Belarusian: “Баракас”
  • Catalan: “Barracas”
  • Cebuano: “Barracas”
  • Chinese: “军营”
  • Chinese: “军营区”
  • Chinese: “巴拉卡斯”
  • Chinese: “軍營”
  • Danish: “Barracas”
  • Dutch: “Barracas”
  • Esperanto: “Barracas”
  • French: “Barracas”
  • German: “Barracas”
  • Hebrew: “באראג’אס”
  • Hungarian: “Barracas”
  • Irish: “Barracas”
  • Italian: “Barracas”
  • Japanese: “バラカス”
  • Latin: “Barracas”
  • Lithuanian: “Barakas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barracas”
  • Portuguese: “Barracas”
  • Russian: “Барракас (Буэнос-Айрес)”
  • Russian: “Барракас”
  • Slovenian: “Barracas”
  • Spanish: “Barracas”
  • Turkish: “Barracas”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barrio Histórico Ferroviario and Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo para la Acción Comunitaria.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barracas”. Photo: Jorge Gobbi, CC BY 2.0.