Temperley
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| Temperley | |
  Temperley
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| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Lomas de Zamora |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
| - Total | 111,160 |
| - Density | 6,991/km² (18,106.6/sq mi) |
| CPA Base | B 1834 |
| Area code(s) | +54 11 |
Temperley is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation.
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[edit] History
In 1854 the industrial and textile merchant George Temperley (born in 1823 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) bought from the Marenco brothers 51 hectares between the present streets of Dorrego, Almirante Brown, Eva Perón and Lavalle, and built a country house there. On October 16, 1870 Temperley crowned the territories and participated in the building of the municipality of Lomas and the Temperley railway station, one of the largest in Greater Buenos Aires.
In 1965 the town of Temperley was granted City status.
[edit] Origin of the name
It was George Temperley who helped to create Lomas de Zamora Partido and who made possible the foundation of the town of Temperley.
[edit] Important places
- Founded on January 1, 1912, Club Atlético Temperley is the football club for the Cities of Temperley and Turdera.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Temperley web
- (Spanish) Temperley's Comercial Guide
- (Spanish) Club AtléticoTemperley
