San Nicolás, Buenos Aires

San Nicolás
Clockwise from top: the Obelisco, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Diagonal Norte and the Colon Theatre.
Location of San Nicolás in Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Autonomous City Buenos Aires
ComunaC1
Important sitesPalace 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
Area
  Total
2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
33,305
  Density14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
The neighbourhood is usually referred to as El Centro.

San Nicolás is one of the neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina, sharing most of the city and national government Neighborhood of Buenos Aires with neighboring Montserrat and home to much of the financial sector. It is referred usually as El Centro ("The 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.