Bahía Blanca
city in Argentina
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Summary
Bahía Blanca is a city of Argentina[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city of argentina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,707 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bahía Blanca Partido[3]
- Country: Argentina[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Blanca Bay[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], locality[7], seat of government[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Ashdod[9], Christchurch[10], Cienfuegos[11], Dalian[12], Fermo[13], Jacksonville[14], Nantes[15], Piura[16], Gemlik[17], Talcahuano[18], Reus[19], Curitiba[20]
- Postal code: B8000 B8103 B8105 B8118[21]
- Part of: Greater Bahía Blanca[22]
- Commons category: Bahía Blanca[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[24]
- Local dialing code: 0291[25]
- Inception: 1828[26]
- Official website: https://www.bahia.gob.ar/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bahía Blanca[28]
- Population: 299,101[29], 225,100[30], 150,000[31], 233,000[32], 299,000[33], 297,900[34]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 2)[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[39], Great dictionary of geographical names[40], Q120475222[41], Geographic names of the world: Toponymic dictionary[42]
- Capital of: Bahía Blanca Partido[43]
- Official name: Bahía Blanca[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bahía Blanca[45]
- Category for people who died here: Q9217602[46]
- Demonym: bahiensi[47]
- Native label: Bahía Blanca[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bahía Blanca[49]
- Different from: Blanca Bay[50]
- Elevation above sea level: 20 m[51]
- Area: 130 km²[52]
Why It Matters
Bahía Blanca has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]