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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 20:40 UTC

Tag: informal cities

  • Thursday, January 9th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

    People living in Buenos Aires shanty towns increased 52% in ten years

    Some settlements have expanded their areas and most are growing upwards and are already in the fourth floor

    The number of people living in shanty towns or “misery villages” in Argentina and particularly in the capital Buenos Aires keeps increasing despite a decade of sustained growth at almost Chinese rates. According to data from the latest census of 2010, the number of people living in 'misery villages' in Buenos Aires was 163.587 compared to the 107.422 in 2001, with a 52% increase.