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Montevideo (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ v ɪ ˈ d eɪ oʊ /, [10] US also /-ˈ v ɪ d i oʊ /; [11] Spanish: [monteβiˈðeo]) is the capital and largest city of Uruguay.According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) [12] in an area of 201 square kilometers (78 sq mi).
Montevideo Department was one of the first departments created in the current territory of Uruguay, then Provincia Oriental. It was created on 27 January 1816 by Montevideo Cabildo's decree and approved by José Artigas on next 3 February, at the same time Maldonado, Soriano, Canelones, San José and Colonia departments were being created.
Ciudad Vieja (Spanish pronunciation: [θjuˈðað ˈβjexa], Old City) is the historic city centre of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo it was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire, after the independence of Uruguay the city rapidly grew outwards and the Ciudad Vieja remained as one of the central neighbourhoods ...
Greater Montevideo is the most important region of the country in economic and sociocultural terms, having the highest population density. [2] It produces 65% of the national GDP, 60% of the manufacturing industry and 80% of the services. [3] Since the 1990s, telephone numbers in the area have had the same prefix, 2. [4]
The city of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, is divided into 62 barrios (neighborhoods or districts), each with its own identity, demographic characteristics and activities appropriate to the socio-cultural level of its inhabitants. The outer barrios of Montevideo are largely rural.
Executive Tower, Montevideo. 2007 – Mercosur headquartered in city. [20]2008 – Executive Tower, Montevideo built. 2009 – Carrasco International Airport expands. 2010 – Ana Olivera becomes Intendant of Montevideo.
Virtual recreation of Cravotto's original project. David statue. Construction began in 1935 and was inaugurated on July 16, 1941, although the actual building differs from the original 1929 Cravotto model; [4] his main tower measured 114m, which would have become the tallest building in the city, for financial reasons rose to only 78m, remaining in second place after the Palacio Salvo.
The rambla Gandhi, in Punta Carretas.. The Rambla of Montevideo is the coastal avenue that goes along the coastline of the Rio de la Plata in Montevideo, Uruguay.At a length of over 22.2 uninterrupted kilometres (13.7 mi), the promenade runs along the Río de la Plata and continues down the entire coast of Montevideo.