San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
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 Location of San Nicolás within Buenos Aires |
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| Country |
 Argentina
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| Autonomous City |
 Buenos Aires
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| Comuna | C1 | |
| Important sites |
Palace of Justice · Teatro Colón · Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral · Obelisk of Buenos Aires · National Bank of Argentina · Central Bank of Argentina · Central Post Office · San Martín Cultural Center · Galerías Pacífico |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 33,305 | |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) | |
| The neighbourhood is usually referred to as El Centro. | ||
Palace of Justice · Teatro Colón · Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral · Obelisk of Buenos Aires · National Bank of Argentina · Central Bank of Argentina · Central Post Office · San Martín Cultural Center ·
San Nicolás is one of the neighbourhoods of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, sharing most of the city and national government structure with neighboring Montserrat and home to much of Buenos Aires' financial sector. It's seldom referred to as San Nicolás, but usually as El Centro ("City Centre"), and the part east of the 9 de Julio Avenue is known as Microcentro. The limits of the neighbourhood are the Córdoba, Callao, Rivadavia, La Rábida Norte and Eduardo Madero Avenues. The district is home to 33,305 inhabitants.
The area was named for the San Nicolás Parish, consecrated in 1773. Demolished when work on Ninth of July Avenue started, the Obelisk of Buenos Aires now stands in its place. The future Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires was also built in the San Nicolás area between 1770 and 1822. Prospering following the establishment of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires merchants had Boneo's Pier built in 1802, quickly becoming the city's main shipping terminal. The British Empire opened a consulate here in 1794, leading to the development of a sizable British community in the area, which became known as the "English borough." They founded the English Merchants' Society in 1810 and the British Consulate became home to the first modern bank in Buenos Aires, in 1822.
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