Caballito
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| Area | 7.1 km² |
| Population | 183,396 |
| Density | 25,83/km² |
| Comuna | C6 |
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Caballito is a barrio (neighborhood) of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is the only barrio in the administrative division Comuna 6.
It's located in the geographical centre of the city, limited by the following streets and avenues: Río de Janeiro, Av. Rivadavia, Av. La Plata, Av. Directorio, Curapaligüe, Av. Donato Alvarez, Av. Juan B. Justo, Av. San Martín, and Av. Angel Gallardo.
It's also home to the Parque Rivadavia, on Rivadavia Avenue, the Ferro Carril Oeste football club, and the Faculty of Philosophy of the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
The name is said to come from the horse-shaped (Spanish Caballo) weather vane from a local pulperia (gauchos' bar); Caballito meaning "Little horse".
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