Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio 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.Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mercosur and Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón, Montevideo.
Mercosur
Government office
Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Common Market is a South American trade bloc established by the Treaty of Asunción in 1991 and Protocol of Ouro Preto in 1994. Its full members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Venezuela is a full member but has been suspended since 1 December 2016. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Suriname are associate countries.
Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón, Montevideo
Church
Photo: Fadesga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, popularly known as Iglesia Punta Carretas is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. The parish was established 30 October 1919.
Punta Carretas Shopping
Shopping center
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Punta Carretas Shopping is a shopping mall in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is located in the neighborhood Punta Carretas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio Jardín and Pocitos.
Barrio Jardín
Neighborhood
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Barrio Jardín is a small neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay, which is part of Barrio Parque Rodó. It was formerly known as "Parque del Pueblo". It is delimited by España Boulevard to its north, 21 de Setiembre Avenue to its south and west, and Artigas Boulevard to its east.
Pocitos
Suburb
Photo: Shant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Pocitos is an upscale seaside barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Buceo to the east, Parque Batlle to the north, Tres Cruces, Cordón and Parque Rodó to the west and Punta Carretas to the south.
Parque Rodó
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parque Rodó is both a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas.
Punta Carretas
- Type: Suburb with 24,700 residents
- Description: neighbourhood in Montevideo (Uruguay)
- Category: locality
- Location: Municipio Ch, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.9202° or 34° 55′ 13″ southLongitude
-56.16007° or 56° 9′ 36″ westPopulation
24,700Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)United Nations Location Code
UY PCAOpen location code
48Q53RHQ+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 953469122OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Punta Carretas” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Punta Carretas”
- Chinese: “蓬塔卡雷塔斯”
- Dutch: “Punta Carretas”
- French: “Punta Carretas”
- German: “Punta Carretas”
- Spanish: “Punta Carretas”
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