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Buenos Aires: Central City &
Suburban Population Trends

POPULATION (000)                
    1914 1947 1960 1970 1980 1991 2001
Central City   1,583 2,981 2,967 2,972 2,923 2,965 2,776
Inner Ring Suburbs   65 1,294 2,772 3,913 4,611 5,009 5,084
Outer Ring Suburbs   9 539 1,184 1,910 2,996 3,989 4,837
Metropolitan Area   1,657 4,814 6,923 8,796 10,531 11,963 12,698
                 
DENSITY (Population per Square Mile)              
  Land Area: Square Miles 1914 1947 1960 1970 1980 1991 2001
Central City 77 20,514 38,634 38,448 38,523 37,880 38,432 35,979
Inner Ring Suburbs 369 177 3,504 7,507 10,598 12,490 13,566 13,770
Outer Ring Suburbs 2,108 4 256 562 906 1,421 1,892 2,294
Metropolitan Area 2,555 649 1,884 2,710 3,443 4,122 4,682 4,970
                 
DENSITY (Population per Square KM2)              
  Land Area: KM2 1914 1947 1960 1970 1980 1991 2001
Central City 200 7,914 14,905 14,833 14,862 14,614 14,827 13,881
Inner Ring Suburbs 957 68 1,352 2,896 4,089 4,819 5,234 5,312
Outer Ring Suburbs 5,465 2 99 217 350 548 730 885
Metropolitan Area 6,622 250 727 1,045 1,328 1,590 1,806 1,917
                 
SHARE OF POPULATION & LAND AREA              
  Land Area: KM2 1914 1947 1960 1970 1980 1991 2001
Central City 3.0% 95.5% 61.9% 42.9% 33.8% 27.8% 24.8% 21.9%
Inner Ring Suburbs 14.5% 3.9% 26.9% 40.0% 44.5% 43.8% 41.9% 40.0%
Outer Ring Suburbs 82.5% 0.5% 11.2% 17.1% 21.7% 28.5% 33.3% 38.1%
Metropolitan Area 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
                 
Sources: Calculated from INDEC & www.citypopulation.de information          

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