Virrey del Pino
City
Virrey del Pino Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°50′41″S 58°39′6″W / 34.84472°S 58.65167°W / -34.84472; -58.65167
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	La Matanza
Named for	Joaquín del Pino
Area
• Total	117 km2 (45 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census [INDEC])
• Total	156,132
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
CPA Base	B 1763
Area code	+54 11

Virrey del Pino is a city in La Matanza Partido, in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.

With a total of 117 km², it is the most extensive city in the La Matanza Partido. It is crossed by the RN 3 between kilometers 34 and 48. In this town, there is a Mercedes-Benz plant,^[1] in which the Sprinter and Vito utilities are produced, the chassis OF 1621, OH 1621 & 1721 and the Atron 1720 truck. Also in this town, there is the main plant of soft drinks Manaos (drink) and the radio station of Radio Continental.^[2]

History

The city's name means "Viceroy del Pino" and refers to Joaquín del Pino, who was viceroy of the Río de la Plata from 1801 to 1804. There are no historical documents explaining why the city received this name. Historians suggest that since one of the many sons and daughters of the viceroy visited one of the local ranches, the locals decided that it belonged to the viceroy himself, and then the name spread to the whole area.

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