Montevideo
The Port of Montevideo, in the northern part of the Old City of Montevideo, Uruguay, is one of the major ports of South America and plays a very important role in the economy of Uruguay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Port
- Description: Uruguay’s main commercial port
- Also known as: “Port of Montevideo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parroquia San Francisco de Asís and Plaza Zabala.
Parroquia San Francisco de Asís
Church
The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. Parroquia San Francisco de Asís is situated 470 metres south of Montevideo.
Plaza Zabala
Square
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Plaza Zabala is a plaza in the Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo, Uruguay. In late 1878, during the dictatorship of Colonel Lorenzo Latorre, it was decided to demolish the old fort and build a public square in its place. Plaza Zabala is situated 610 metres south of Montevideo.
Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nicolas Barriola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic church of Montevideo, and seat of its archdiocese. It is located right in front of the Cabildo across Constitution Square, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja. Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 660 metres southeast of Montevideo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.
Ciudad Vieja
Suburb
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Ciudad Vieja is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo, it is the city's historic district. It was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire.
Barrio Sur
Suburb
Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, the central business district to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south.
Montevideo
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Montevideo is the capital city of Uruguay, on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby Buenos Aires, Montevideo is the cultural and political center of the country.
Montevideo
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: Municipio B, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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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”
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Localities in the Area
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