Palermo, Buenos Aires
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Clockwise from top: the Polo Stadium, the Galileo Galilei planetarium, the Palermo Woods and the Botanical Garden.
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 Location of Palermo within Buenos Aires |
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| Country |
 Argentina
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| Autonomous City |
 Buenos Aires
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| Comuna | C14 | |
| Important sites |
National Museum of Decorative Arts · Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires · Palermo Racetrack · Argentine Polo Field · Palermo Woods · Buenos Aires Botanical Garden · Buenos Aires Zoo · Jorge Newbery Airfield |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 225,970 | |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) | |
National Museum of Decorative Arts · Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires · Palermo Racetrack · Argentine Polo Field · Palermo Woods · Buenos Aires Botanical Garden · Buenos Aires Zoo ·
Palermo is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is located in the northeast of the city, bordering the barrios of Belgrano to the north, Almagro and Recoleta to the south, Villa Crespo and Colegiales to the west and the Río de la Plata river to the east. With a total area of 17.4 km2 (7 sq mi), Palermo is the largest neighborhood in Buenos Aires. As of 1991 it had a population of 256,927 inhabitants (1991 census [INDEC]). It is the only barrio within the administrative division of Comuna 14.
The name of the district is derived from the still-existing Franciscan abbey of "Saint Benedict of Palermo", an alternative name for Saint Benedict the Moor. Saint Benedict the Moor lived from 1526 to 1589 and is a complementary patron saint of Palermo, the capital city of Sicily.
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