Centro

Centro is a barrio of , . Being the city's downtown area, it forms part of its central business district, along with the neighboring areas of and .
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  • Type: Suburb with 23,300 residents
  • Description: neighbourhood in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Also known as: “Central Montevideo”, “Centro, Montevideo”, and “Downtown Montevideo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museo Pedagógico José Pedro Varela and Prisión Central de Montevideo.

Museum
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is a museum.

Prison
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is a prison.

Museum
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The Athenæum of Montevideo is a cultural institution in , . Founded on July 3, 1886 with the merger of the Sociedad Universitaria and the Ateneo del Uruguay, it is housed in an eclectic-historicist style building located on the Plaza de Cagancha in Centro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montevideo and Barrio Sur.

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is the capital city of , on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby , is the cultural and political center of the country.

Suburb
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is a barrio of , . It borders to the west, Centro to the north, to the east and the coastline to the south.

Suburb
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is a barrio of , . It borders to the west, to the north and to the east, while to the south it borders the coastline.

Centro

Latitude
-34.90607° or 34° 54′ 22″ south
Longitude
-56.18966° or 56° 11′ 23″ west
Population
23,300
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
48Q53RV6+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 953469116
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3443220
Wiki­data ID
Q984382
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Centro” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Centro”
  • French: “Centro”
  • German: “Centro”
  • Italian: “Centro”
  • Japanese: “チェントロ”
  • Portuguese: “Centro”
  • Russian: “Сентро”
  • Scots: “Centro, Montevideo”
  • Spanish: “Centro”
  • “Centro”

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