- Source: Moreno, Buenos Aires
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
The area has a German school, Deutsche Schule Moreno, as well as other private schools such as Colegio Juan XXIII, and Instituto Corazón de Jesús.
For higher education, there is the Universidad Nacional de Moreno, where students can enroll in careers related to Applied Sciences and Technology, Economic Sciences and Law, and Humanities and Social Sciences.
Notable residents
Hebe Uhart (born 1936), writer and professor
Gallery
References
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
(in Spanish) Municipal website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Keuskupan Agung Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Luis Moreno-Ocampo
- Fernando Carlos Maletti
- Keuskupan Merlo-Moreno
- Bandar Udara Jorge Newbery
- Zully Moreno
- Juan Manuel de Rosas
- Club Atlético River Plate
- Polisi Federal Argentina
- Moreno, Buenos Aires
- Moreno Partido
- Greater Buenos Aires
- Moreno (Buenos Aires Underground)
- Merlo, Buenos Aires
- Partidos of Buenos Aires
- National Library of Argentina
- Francisco Moreno
- Obelisco de Buenos Aires
- José María Moreno (Buenos Aires Underground)
