Paso del Rey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Paso del Rey
image_shield = Moreno (partido) escudo.jpg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 = Partido
subdivision_name2 = Moreno
established_title = Founded
established_date = December 15 1938
population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 41,775
population_density_km2 =
latd = 34
latm = 39
longd = 58
longm = 45
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elevation_m = 12
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 1742
area_code = +54 237
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Paso del Rey is a city located 35,5 km from Buenos Aires, in Moreno, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Paso del Rey ( _en. King's Ford) takes its name from the estancia (ranch) owned by Amancio Alcorta: "Estancia Paso del Rey".
[
politician, composer and owner of "Estancia Paso del Rey".] The surrounding area was well-known since colonial times because there was a ford which provided a useful crossing place to get the west bank of the Reconquista River. In fact, Charles Darwin could have crossed the ford in his journey from Buenos Aires to Luján on September 27 1833 (the only alternative crossing was a wooden bridge known as "Puente de Márquez", 4.5 Km north).

According to the census-ar|2001, the population was 41,775.

Paso del Rey is bordered by Moreno City (west), Trujui (north) and Merlo and Reconquista River (south).

History

The origin of the city goes back to 1938 when the British-owned railway company Buenos Aires Western Railway Co. opens a railway stop between the railway stations of Moreno and Merlo; it was thanks to the efforts of the textile businessman Tercilio Zoccola.

External links

*es icon [http://www.moreno.gov.ar/principal.aspx Municipal website]