Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million. 

The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; previously, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.
what can Buenos Aires be translated as?
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is the city part of Buenos Aires province?
was it granted autonomy?
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when was the first mayor elected?
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when was it federalized?
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by how many towns?
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did the citizens always elect a mayor?
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what is the city's formal name?
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fair winds or good airs
 "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs
around 17 million
a population of around 17 million
no
The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province
yes
 it is an autonomous district
1994
The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy
The 1994 constitutional amendment
 The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy
Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre
the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre
1996
Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996
nowhere
it is an autonomous district
fair winds
 the first one was the meaning intended by the founders
fourth-most populous
the fourth-most populous metropolitan area
In 1880
In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized
it ws removed from Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province
yes
 The city limits were enlarged
two
. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores
Belgrano and Flores
enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores
no
the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.
the mayor was appointed
the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
on the western shore of  the Río de la Plata
The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata