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The municipal government of Bahia Blanca Partido includes the mayor, in charge of the executive branch, the city council, and the local legislation, approval and audit of the municipal budget, and a local Judiciary System, in charge of administering justice on behalf of the city regarding all the aspects of municipal legislation.
Website. www.bahia.gob.ar. The Partido de Bahía Blanca is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province is located at the south-west of the province in central Argentina at coordinates 38°42′S 62°16′W.
Every partido is administered by an executive and a legislative branch, respectively, the mayor (intendente) and a council (concejo deliberante), similar to a county council. It is considered a strong mayor -council form of government.
NameCapitalArea (km 2)Population5,88217,5523,78912,9141,12312,982129584,827Bahía Blanca (Spanish pronunciation: [baˈi.a ˈβlaŋka]; English: White Bay) is a city in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and is the seat of government of the Bahía Blanca Partido. It had 301,572 inhabitants according to the 2010 census [INDEC].
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Founded in 1828, Bahía Blanca is the most southernly of Argentina's classic big immigrant cities and has the largest port south of Buenos Aires. While it isn't a very popular tourist destination, it is worth a visit because of its beautiful centre with several Art Nouveau buildings from the late 19th and early 20th century, for its museums and the ...
By train
1. -38.721546-62.2545871 Bahía Blanca Sud railway station (Estación Bahía Blanca Sud), Av. Gral. D. Cerri 750. Trenes Argentinos used to run an overnight train from Buenos Aires three times per week. By end 2023, the service is suspended. The train has sleeping cars and is the cheapest means to reach the city from the country's capital. Connections to cities further south, like Carmen de Patagones and Neuquén, have been suspended in the 1990s and 2000s. While there are plans to reactivate the...
By bus
1. -38.73614-62.246472 Bahía Blanca bus station (Terminal de Ómnibus), Luis María Drago 1900. Bahía Blanca's bus terminal is located about 2 km south-east of the city centre. Bus companies offer daily services to most major Argentine cities and also go to the beaches east of the city.(updated Feb 2020)
By plane
1. -38.720278-62.15753 Comandante Espora airport (Aeropuerto Comandante Espora). The airport is located about 10 km east of the city. Connections to the city are mostly by taxi and minibus, an ordinary bus stops about 800 m south at the military air base. Flights reach Buenos Aires (to Aeroparque and Ezeiza airports, several services per day), Mar del Plata and several Patagonian cities.(updated Feb 2020)
Local buses use the SUBE card which you can buy and charge at several kiosks in the city. The card is the same one used in Buenos Aires and several other major Argentine cities, so if you charged it in another city, you can use the credit in Bahía Blanca, too. A map of the lines and timetables can be found at the website of the municipal government...
Many buildings are grouped around Plaza Rivadavia, a good spot for taking photos in the city center, with the municipal building adjacent. All museums are free of change, although the Ferrowhite Museum requests a small contribution. 1. -38.7288-62.2590161 History Museum (Museo y Archivo Histórico Municipal), Saavedra 951-965 (about 1 km SE of Plaza...
-38.714972-62.2599442 Teatro Municipal, Alsina 425. Bahía's traditional theater and opera house was built in 1911 and is the city's main cultural venue. The theater was built in a French Beaux-Arts...
Bahía Blanca is a good shopping city with reasonable prices. It has a pedestrian mall west of Plaza Rivadavia, in Drago and Alsina streets, and also many shops in the streets east and south-east of the Plaza.
Most options are located around Plaza Rivadavia and in adjacent streets, with higher-tier restaurants and bars grouped in the Avenida Alemstreet near the theater, north of the microcentre.
There are many night clubs around in the city centre, with also some options in the Ingenerio White neighborhood. A number of nice bars can be visited in the Avenida Alemstreet. Club opening hours are 11:00PM to 04:00AM. It is prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages (including beer) in grocery shops after 10:30PM.
-38.72359-62.264451 Hotel Argos, España 149, ☏ +54 291 455-0404. Pretty chic hotel, especially if you like pink. A few blocks from central plaza. Neighborhood not the most aesthetic, but oh well.(u...-38.72124-62.269032 Hotel Land Plaza, Saavedra 41, ☏ +54 291 459-9000. This one is fairly upscale, with an indoor pool, near the city center.(updated Feb 2020)-38.71928-62.265613 Hotel Muñiz, O'Higgins 23, ☏ +54 291 456-0060. Probably closest to downtown plaza and supposedly historic, looks chateau-like on outside, but kind of basic inside.(updated Feb 2...La Casa Del Patio, ☏ +542-914-661-992. Shared rooms in a small family-run hostel/home. Wi-fi, garden, garage, bathroom and shared kitchen. Ideal for cyclists/motorcyclists.(updated Apr 2023)Bahía Blanca is the gateway to the Patagonia region but also to a number of interesting, not so well-known beaches and mountain regions. 1. Monte Hermoso is a growing seaside resort at the Atlantic Ocean, about 100 km east of Bahía Blanca. The beaches are sandy with rocks in some places which add to the scenery. It is visited by people from all ove...
Feb 24, 2024 · Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the 2001 census [INDEC].
Bahía Blanca is a port city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and is seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido.
