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- ↑ "Constitución de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires" . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ "Argentina: Censo2010" . Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ http://estatico.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/5-informestecnicos.pdf [ dead link ]
- ↑ http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/hacienda/sis_estadistico/mapas/regiones_sanitarias_comunas.jpg [ dead link ]
