Aguada

Aguada is a barrio of , . Its name indicates water flow and originates from the springs and well it used to have which supplied the original city and the boats with drinking water.
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  • Type: Suburb with 19,000 residents
  • Description: neighbourhood in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Also known as: Aguada, Montevideo

Places of Interest

Highlights include Instituto de Profesores Artigas and Nuestra Señora del Carmen.

College
The Artigas Institute for Teacher Education is a public higher education institution in , , that specializes in the training of secondary school teachers.

Church
The Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel, popularly known as Iglesia de la Aguada, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Railway station
is the former main railway station in , . Located in barrio Aguada, it was designed by the Italian engineer and architect Luigi Andreoni, it was opened to the public on 15 July 1897 and was closed on 1 March 2003, being replaced by a station 500 metres to the north.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montevideo and Centro.

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
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 .

Suburb
is a central barrio of , . Part of the city's central business district, alongside and , the that runs through the area is home to commercial spaces, office buildings, entertainment venues, and educational centers.

Aguada

Latitude
-34.89668° or 34° 53′ 48″ south
Longitude
-56.18937° or 56° 11′ 22″ west
Population
19,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
48Q54R36+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 953469127
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
10097999
Wiki­data ID
Q984427
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Aguada” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: La Aguada
  • German: Aguada
  • German: La Aguada
  • Japanese: アグアダ
  • Persian: اگوادا، مانت‌ویدیو
  • Persian: اگوادا، مونته‌ویدئو
  • Spanish: Aguada
  • Spanish: Barrio La Aguada
  • Spanish: La Aguada
  • Urdu: اگوادا، مونت ویدیو
  • La Aguada

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