See soorce fer Maldonado, Uruguay

{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Maldonado
|other_name             =  
|settlement_type        = Caipital ceety
|image_skyline          = 
|imagesize              = 
|image_caption          = Fore-nicht in Maldonado
|image_flag             = Bandera de la Ciudad de Maldonado.svg
|flag_size              = 70px
|image_shield           = 
|shield_size            =
|pushpin_map            = Uruguay
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Uruguay
|subdivision_type       = Kintra
|subdivision_name       = {{flag|Uruguay}}
|subdivision_type1      = [[Depairtments o Uruguay|Depairtment]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Maldonado Depairtment]]
|leader_party           = [[Broad Front (Uruguay)|Broad Front]]
|leader_title           = Mayor(Alcalde)
|leader_name            = [[Juan Carlos Bayeto]]
|established_title      = Foondit
|established_date       = 1755
|founder                = Joaquín de Viana
|population_as_of       = 2011
|population_total       = 62590
|population_blank1_title= [[Demonym]]
|population_blank1      = Fernandino
|population_density_km2 =
|area_total_km2         = 
|timezone               = [[UTC]] -3
|coordinates            = {{coord|34|54|0|S|54|57|0|W|region:UY-MA|display=inline}}
|elevation_m            = 
|postal_code_type       = Postal code
|postal_code            = 20000
|area_code_type         = [[Telephone numbers in Uruguay|Dial plan]]
|area_code              = +598 42 (+6 digits)
|website                = 
}}

'''Maldonado''' is the caipital o [[Uruguay]]´s [[Maldonado Depairtment]]. Its population, as o 2004, wis 54,603.

==History==

Maldonado wis foondit in 1755 at the initiative o the Govrenor o Montevideo [[Joaquin de Viana]].  It wis firmly established bi the arrival o 104 permanent settlers in 1757. Its oreeginal name wis '''Maldonado''', but, years later, its name was chynged tae '''San Fernando de Maldonado''', in honor o King [[Ferdinand VI o Spain]].

==Main sichts==

Remarkable sichts in Maldonado include:

*'''San Fernando de Maldonado Cathedral''', a neoclassic cathedral begun in 1801 an completit in 1895;
*'''Cuartel de Dragones''' (The Dragoons' Barracks), a Spainyie garrison begun in 1771 an completit in 1797;
*'''Torre del Vigia''' (meanin "touer o vigilance" or, mair simply, "watchtouer"), built in 1800 unner the direction o Rafael Pérez del Puerto, its function wis tae inform the authorities o the entrance in Buenos Aires o the approach o ony ship tae the Río de la Plata;
*'''El Puente de la Barra'''<ref>{{Structurae | id = s0002210 | title = Puente de la Barra de Maldonado | accessdate = 2009-12-07}} {{coord|34.9109038|S|54.8727447|W|display=inline}}</ref>, a [[stressed ribbon bridge]], where the roadbed swoops up, doun, an back up an doun ance mair, demonstratin an exceptional economy o material;
*[[Casapueblo]] hotel

==Notes==

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==See an aa==

* [[Maldonado Depairtment#Main Urban Centres|Maldonado Depairtment Main Urban Centres]]

== Freemit airtins ==

* [http://en.fotos.gerstmann.net/v/Uruguay/Maldonado/ Many pictures of Maldonado, Punta del Este, Punta Ballena, Casapueblo, José Ignacio, Piriápolis, La Barra, Sierra De Las Animas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426084453/http://en.fotos.gerstmann.net/v/Uruguay/Maldonado/ |date=2008-04-26 }}
* [http://www.maldonet.com/ The Maldonado Portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224181820/http://www.maldonet.com/ |date=2021-02-24 }}

[[Category:Populatit places in the Maldonado Depairtment]]
[[Category:Populatit places established in 1755]]