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Map of Uruguay showing Montevideo on the Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. Montevideo is situated on the north shore of the Río de la Plata, the arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the south coast of Uruguay from the north coast of Argentina; Buenos Aires lies 230 kilometers (140 mi) west on the Argentine side.
Module:Location map/data/Uruguay Montevideo is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Montevideo. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Montevideo, the capital and major port, sits on the banks of the Río de la Plata and is on approximately the same latitude as Cape Town and Sydney. [1] Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking nation in South America with a land area of 175,015 km 2 (67,574 sq mi) and a water area of 1,200 km 2 (463 sq mi).
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]
An enlargeable relief map of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uruguay: Uruguay – sovereign country located in southeastern South America. [1] It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Montevideo was ...
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.
Punta Carretas is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.. Politically located in the Municipality CH, it is an affluent neighborhood, with a high population density and a large number of high-rise apartment buildings. [1]