Moreno
Partido de Moreno
Department
Official logo of Moreno
location of Moreno Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
location of Moreno Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°39′S 58°47′W / 34.650°S 58.783°W / -34.650; -58.783
CountryArgentina
EstablishedOctober 24, 1864
Founded byAmancio Jacinto Alcorta
SeatMoreno
Government
 • MayorMariel Fernández (Evita Movement)
Area
 • Total186.13 km2 (71.87 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Total462,242
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Demonymmorenense
Postal Code
B1744
IFAM
BUE085
Area Code0237
Patron saintNuestra Sra. del Rosario
Websitewww.moreno.gob.ar

Moreno Partido is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, within the Gran Buenos Aires urban agglomeration. It has an area of 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi) and a population of 462,242 (2010 census [INDEC]).[1] It is named after the Argentine politician Mariano Moreno.

Demographics

The evolution of the population from the end of the 20th century is: 114,041 (1970); 194,440 (1980); 287,295 (1991); 380,503 (2001); 462,242 (2010)

Moreno has grown in population during the first years of the 21st century thanks to the Chinese immigration that swept all over Argentina, to which Moreno was no exception.

Transportation

Moreno is connected to the Capital Federal by the railways (Ferrocarril Sarmiento), where Moreno is the last station and Once (Capital Federal) is the first one.

In 2007 Moreno renewed itself by doing a makeover of its bus and train station based on a 1980s architectural plan. Because of this several streets in Moreno Centro have changed from being two-way to one-way since the beginning of the 21st century.

Museums

The Museo de Historia Natural "Francisco Javier Muñiz" de Moreno was inaugurated in Moreno Partido in 1999 in honor of Francisco Javier Muñiz, who was considered the first paleontologist of Argentina. Partido de Luján, now part of Moreno, was the site of his most important discoveries.[2]

Districts (localidades)

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 Census provisional results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Apertura de las actividades en el Museo Javier Muñiz". Moreno Municipio. August 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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