Moreno, Buenos Aires
Moreno | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Moreno Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates: 34°39′S 58°47′W / 34.650°S 58.783°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Moreno |
| Founded | October 25, 1864 |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 148,290 |
| CPA Base | B 1744 |
| Area code | +54 237 |
Moreno is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of Moreno Partido. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation and is located around 36 km (22 mi) to the west of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.
According to the 2001 census [INDEC], the population was 148,290.
Moreno is bordered by Paso del Rey (east), Trujui and Cuartel V (north), Francisco Álvarez (west) and Merlo and Reconquista River (south).
History
The origin of the city goes back to 1860 when the Argentine railway company Camino de Hierro de Buenos Aires al Oeste opened a railway station on land donated by politician and composer, Amancio Jacinto Alcorta.
Education
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The area has a German school, Deutsche Schule Moreno.[1]
Notable residents
- Hebe Uhart (born 1936), writer and professor
References
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 17/51.
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Municipal website
34°39′04″S 58°47′24″W / 34.65111°S 58.79000°W
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