Montevideo
Montevideo is the laigest ceety, caipital an the chief port o Uruguay. Established in 1726 as a strategic muive amid a Spaingie-Portuguese dispute anent the Viceroyalty o the Río de la Plata, Montevideo haes a population o 1,338,408 an an urban aurie o 1,968,324 (2009). The soothrenmaist caipital ceety in Americae an third maist soootherlie in the warld, it is situatit in the soothren coast o the kintra, on the northren bank o the Río de la Plata (also River Plate). The ceety wis unner brief Breetish rule in 1807 an wis involved in the first major naval battle in the Seicont Warld War: the Battle o the River Plate. It is the place whaur the Montevideo convention wis signed in 1933 bi nineteen naitions o the Americae an aw. The ceety hostit aw 1st FIFA Warld Cup matches in 1930. Montevideo haes a rich airchitectural an cultural heritage, the latter includin tango an candombe. It is hame tae the langest Carnival in the warld. Accordin tae Mercer Human Resource Consulting, in 2007 Montevideo providit the heichest quality o life in Latin Americae.
Montevideo Umwhile colonial name: Ceety o San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo | |
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Caipital ceety | |
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 Coat airms | |
| Eik-name(s): La Muy Fiel Y Reconquistadora The Vera Faithful An Reconquerer | |
| Motto(s): Con libertad ni ofendo ni temo Wi liberty A affend no, A fear no. | |
  Montevideo | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′1″S 56°10′55″W / 34.88361°S 56.18194°WCoordinates: 34°53′1″S 56°10′55″W / 34.88361°S 56.18194°W | |
| Kintra |  Uruguay |
| Depairtment | Montevideo Depairtment |
| Foondit | 1726 |
| Foondit bi | Bruno Mauricio de Zabala |
| Govrenment | |
| • Intendant | Carolina Cosse |
| Area | |
| • Caipital ceety | 209 km2 (81 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 429 km2 (166 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1350 km2 (520 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2010 est.[1]) | |
| • Caipital ceety | 1,336,878 (1st) |
| • Urban | 1,700,000 |
| • Metro | 1,800,000 |
| Demonym(s) | montevideano (m) montevideana (f) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (UYT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−2 (UYST) |
| Postal code | 11#00 & 12#00 |
| Area code(s) | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
| HDI (2005) | 0.884 – high 1st Latinamerica [2][3][4][5][6][7] |
Internaitional relations
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References
eedit- ↑ "Indicadores Demográficos del Uruguay. Período 1996–2025" (in Spainyie). National Statistical Institute. Archived frae the original on 1 Mey 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
Demographic Indicators Uruguay. Period 1996–2025
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article that mentions the three Latin American cities with highest quality of life according to the MHRC 2007 investigation
CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link) - ↑ "Montevideo, la mejor ciudad para vivir de América Latina". Uruguayan newspaper. Archived frae the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
Montevideo, the best town to live in Latin America
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