Bahía Blanca
Also known as Bahia Blanca, Argentina, Bahia Blanca
city in Argentina
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Bahía Blanca is a city located in Argentina, situated in the Buenos Aires Province in the southeastern part of the country. It is an important port city and industrial hub that serves as a significant economic and cultural center for the region.
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- Official website
- www.bahia.gob.ar
- Image
- View of Bahía Blanca.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0291
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Bahía Blanca ( Spanish pronunciation: [baˈi.a ˈβlaŋka]; English: White Bay), colloquially referred to by its own local inhabitants as simply Bahía, is a city in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, centered on the northwestern end of the eponymous Blanca Bay of the Argentine Sea. It is the 4th largest city in the province, and the 16th largest in the country by metropolitan population. It is the seat of government of the Bahía Blanca Partido, with 336,574 inhabitants according to the 2022 census [INDEC]. Bahía Blanca is the principal city in the Greater Bahía Blanca metropolitan area.
The city has an important seaport with a depth of 15 m (49 ft), kept constant upstream almost all along the length of the bay, where the Napostá Stream drains.