Palermo is a neighborhood, or
barrio of the
Argentine capital,
Buenos Aires. It is located in the northeast of the city, bordering the barrios of
Belgrano to the north,
Almagro and
Recoleta to the south,
Villa Crespo and
Colegiales to the west and the
Río de la Plata river to the east. With a total area of , Palermo is the largest neighborhood in Buenos Aires. As of 1991 it had a population of 256,927 inhabitants . It is the only
barrio within the administrative division of
Comuna 14.