William C. Morris is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area and is located in the Hurlingham Partido.
William C. Morris | |
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Town | |
Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
Coordinates: 34°36′S 58°37′W / 34.600°S 58.617°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Buenos Aires |
Partido | Hurlingham |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 48,916 |
CPA Base | B 1688 |
Area code | +54 11 |
Name
editThe town is named to honor Englishman William Case Morris (16 February 1864 – 15 September 1932), Methodist, educator and founder of the first Methodist Chapel in Argentina. He arrived in Argentina as a ten-year-old youth with his widowed father, and eventually founded a series of children's shelters in Buenos Aires. He returned to England shortly before his death.[1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)