Montevideo
| Montevideo Umwhile colonial name: Ceety o San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo |
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| Eik-name(s): La Muy Fiel Y Reconquistadora The Vera Faithful An Reconquerer |
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| Motto: Con libertad ni ofendo ni temo Wi liberty A affend no, A fear no. |
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  Montevideo
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| Coordinates: 34°53′1″S 56°10′55″W / 34.88361°S 56.18194°W | |||
| Kintra |  Uruguay |
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| Depairtment | Montevideo Depairtment | ||
| Foondit | 1724 | ||
| Foonder | Bruno Mauricio de Zabala | ||
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| - Intendant | Ana Olivera | ||
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| - Caipital ceety | 209 km2 (80.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 429 km2 (165.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 1,350 km2 (521.2 sq mi) | ||
| Hicht | 43 m (141 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2010 est.[1]) | |||
| - Caipital ceety | 1,336,878 (1st) | ||
| - Urban | 1,700,000 | ||
| - Metro | 1,800,000 | ||
| Demonym | montevideano (m) montevideana (f) |
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| Time zone | UYT (UTC−3) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | UYST (UTC−2) | ||
| Postal code | 11#00 & 12#00 | ||
| Aurie code(s) | +598 2 (+7 digits) | ||
| HDI (2005) | 0.884 – high 1st Latinamerica [2][3][4][5][6][7] |
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Montevideo is the laigest ceety, caipital an the chief port o Uruguay. Established in 1726 as a strategic move amidst a Spainyie-Portuguese dispute over the Viceroyalty o the Río de la Plata, Montevideo haes a population o 1,338,408 an an urban area o 1,968,324 (2009). The soothrenmaist caipital ceety in the Americaes an third maist soootherlie in the warld, it is situated 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 World War: the Battle o the River Plate. It is the place whaur the Montevideo convention wis signed in 1933 bi nineteen naitions o the Americaes an aw. The ceety hostit aw 1st FIFA Warld Cup matches in 1930. Montevideo haes a rich architectural an cultural heritage, the latter includin tango an candombe. It is home 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.
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]
Montevideo is twinned wi:
References [edit]
- ↑ Indicadores Demográficos del Uruguay. Período 1996–2025 (Spainyie). National Statistical Institute. Retrieved on 1 Dizember 2010. . “"Demographic Indicators Uruguay. Period 1996–2025"”
- ↑ Introducing Montevideo. Lonely Planet. Retrieved on 16 November 2010. .
- ↑ Montevideo, Uruguay. About.com:Gosouthamerica. Retrieved on 16 November 2010. .
- ↑ Montevideo. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 16 November 2010. .
- ↑ Santiago: tercera en calidad de vida, 133ª en salubridad (Spanish). newspaper. “article that mentions the three Latin American cities with highest quality of life according to the MHRC 2007 investigation”
- ↑ Montevideo, la mejor ciudad para vivir de América Latina. Uruguayan newspaper. Retrieved on 17 November 2010. . “"Montevideo, the best town to live in Latin America"”
- ↑ Article from the Café (Spainyie).
- ↑ Barcelona internacional – Ciutats agermanades (Spanish). © 2006–2009 Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved on 13 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ Madrid city council webpage Mapa Mundi de las ciudades hermanadas. Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
- ↑ St. Petersburg in figures > International and Interregional Ties. Eng.gov.spb.ru. Retrieved on 30 Apryle 2010. .
- ↑ Prefeitura.Sp – Descentralized Cooperation[deid airtin]
- ↑ International Relations – São Paulo City Hall – Official Sister Cities. Prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved on 30 Apryle 2010. .
