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”, “Barrio de Barracas”, and “巴拉卡斯”

Places of Interest

Highlights: La Bombonera and National Historical Museum.

Stadium
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, officially known as Estadio Alberto José…

Museum
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The is a located…

Park
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The is a 64-kilometre watercourse…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Boca and Barracas and Centro.

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The south of includes the colorful neighborhoods.

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The center of has most of the city's…

Suburb
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is a neighborhood, or in Spanish: a "barrio", 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: “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

Places to explore: Colonia Sola and Barrio Alvarado.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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Worth a closer look: Centro and Palermo and Recoleta.

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