Moreno Partido is a partido of the

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, within the

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. It has an area of and a population of 462,242 (). It is named after the Argentine politician

Mariano Moreno Mariano Moreno (; September 23, 1778March 4, 1811) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician. He played a decisive role in the Primera Junta, the first national government of Argentina, created after the May Revolution. Moreno was b ...

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

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. 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 Francisco Javier Muñiz (21 December 1795 – 8 April 1871) was an Argentine colonel, legislator, and medical doctor. He treated patients and died during the Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1871. He was considered the first important naturalist fr ...

, who was considered the first

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of Argentina. Partido de Luján, now part of Moreno, was the site of his most important discoveries.

Districts (localidades)

Moreno Moreno may refer to: Places Argentina *Moreno (Buenos Aires Metro), a station on Line C of the Buenos Aires Metro *Moreno, Buenos Aires, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *Moreno Department, a depatnent of Santiago del Estero Province, A ...

(capital, or ''cabecera'') * Moreno Sur * La Reja * Francisco Álvarez * Cuartel V *

Trujui Trujui is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the second largest city in Moreno Partido. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation and is located around to the west of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires Bueno ...

Paso del Rey Paso del Rey is a city located 35.5 km west of Buenos Aires, in Moreno, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Paso del Rey (''King's Ford'') takes its name from the estancia (ranch) owned by Senator Amancio Jacinto Alcorta: ''Estancia Paso del ...

References

External links

Municipalidad de Moreno - Official site
(Spanish)

News WebPage

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(Spanish) 1864 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub