Montevideo

The Port of Montevideo, in the northern part of the of , , is one of the major ports of South America and plays a very important role in the economy of Uruguay.
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  • Type: Port
  • Description: Uruguay’s main commercial port
  • Also known as: “Port of Montevideo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda and Parroquia San Francisco de Asís.

Museum
Photo: San Savino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 380 metres south of Montevideo.

Church
The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. is situated 470 metres south of Montevideo.

Museum
Photo: Marcos Mendizábal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 450 metres south of Montevideo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.

Suburb
Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a barrio in , the capital of . Located in a peninsula at the entrance of the natural port of Montevideo it was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.

Suburb
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is a barrio of , . It borders to the west, 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.

Montevideo

Latitude
-34.90222° or 34° 54′ 8″ south
Longitude
-56.20861° or 56° 12′ 31″ west
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
48Q53QXR+4H
Geo­Names ID
3480815
Wiki­data ID
Q1313631
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Satellite Map

Discover Montevideo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Montevideo” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Puertu de Montevidéu”
  • Catalan: “Port de Montevideo”
  • Cebuano: “Puerto de Montevideo”
  • Croatian: “Pomorska luka Montevideo”
  • Esperanto: “Haveno de Montevideo”
  • German: “Hafen von Montevideo”
  • Hungarian: “Montevideói kikötő”
  • Italian: “Porto di Montevideo”
  • Portuguese: “Porto de Montevidéu”
  • Romanian: “Portul Montevideo”
  • Russian: “Порт Монтевидео”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Montevideo”
  • Swedish: “Montevideos hamn”
  • Swedish: “Puerto de Montevideo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cabildo de Montevideo and Plaza Independencia.

Nearby Places

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