South America
Uruguay
Rio de la Plata

Montevideo

Montevideo is the capital city of , located on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata. Though sometimes overlooked beside nearby , Montevideo is a significant city in its own right: it's the cultural and political center of the country, home to well over a million people, more than ten times the size of the next largest Uruguayan city.

Notable Places in the Area

Stadium
The Estadio Gran Parque Central, usually just Parque Central, is the stadium of Club Nacional de Football. is situated 3½ km northeast of Montevideo. Photo: Laln93, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tourist attraction
Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class "Panzerschiff", nicknamed a "pocket battleship" by the British, which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. is situated 2 km west of Montevideo. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Tourist attraction
is a building in Montevideo, , located at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and . Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Localities in the Area

Suburb
is a barrio of Montevideo, . is situated 3 km southeast of Montevideo. Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Suburb
Ciudad Vieja is the name of the oldest part of the city of Montevideo, capital city of . is situated 1½ km west of Montevideo. Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Suburb
is a barrio of Montevideo, . Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY 3.0.

Montevideo

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