Uruguay
Montevideo Department
Municipio B

Ciudad Vieja

Ciudad Vieja is a barrio of , . Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the , it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.
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  • Type: Suburb with 13,600 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Also known as: “Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral and Embassy of Mexico.

Church
Photo: Nicolas Barriola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the main Roman Catholic church of , and seat of its archdiocese. It is located right in front of the Cabildo across Constitution Square, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja.

Government office
Photo: Aquintero82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a government office.

Museum
Photo: Nicolas Barriola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrio Sur and Montevideo.

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

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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 , . Being the city's downtown area, it forms part of its central business district, along with the neighboring areas of and Ciudad Vieja.

Ciudad Vieja

Latitude
-34.9064° or 34° 54′ 23″ south
Longitude
-56.20599° or 56° 12′ 22″ west
Population
13,600
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
48Q53QVV+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 953469115
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3473789
Wiki­data ID
Q1007576
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Ciudad Vieja” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat Vella de Montevideo”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat Vella”
  • Croatian: “Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo”
  • Croatian: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Dutch: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • French: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • German: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Italian: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Japanese: “シウダッド・ビエーハ”
  • Polish: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Velha”
  • Russian: “Сьюдад-Вьеха”
  • Slovenian: “3 Ni se”
  • Slovenian: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Swedish: “Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo”
  • Swedish: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • “Ciudad Vieja”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ciudad Vieja”. Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.