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Fray Bentos
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Fray Bentos is a city and border town located in the Río Negro Department of Uruguay. It serves as the capital of the department and was established on April 16, 1859. The city has a population of 26,951 residents and 10,816 households. Its area measures 10.805984, and it sits at an elevation of 23 meters above sea level. The local demonym for its inhabitants is fraybentino.
The city is a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities. It uses the postal code 65000 and operates in the America/Montevideo time zone. Fray Bentos is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fray Bentos
- Region
- Río Negro
- Country
- Uruguay
- Population
- 23,279
- Timezone
- America/Montevideo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Uruguay
- Department
- Río Negro Department
- Total
- 10.8 km (4.2 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Density
- 2,430/km (6,310/sq mi)
- Demonym
- fraybentino
- Time zone
- UTC –3
- Dial plan
- +598 456 (+5 digits)
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- enfraybentos .com
- Official name
- Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape
- Criteria
- Cultural: (ii), (iv)
- Inscription
- 2015 (39th Session )
- Area
- 273.8 ha (677 acres)
- Buffer zone
- 2,127.7 ha (5,258 acres)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Demonym
- fraybentino
- Country
- Uruguay
- Located in
- Río Negro Department
- Population
- 24406
- Area
- 10.805984
- Elevation
- 23
- Capital of
- Río Negro Department
- Official website
- www.enfraybentos.com
- Image
- Quiosco Glorieta.JPG
- Households
- 10816
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- Commons category
- Fray Bentos
- topic's main category
- Category:Fray Bentos
- category for people born here
- Q22181373
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fray Bentos
- postal code
- 65000
- inception
- 1859-04-16
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- P8168
- Lužany
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Travel guide
Understand
thumbnail|300px|The factory area The town of Fray Bentos has historically been a very important center of meat and meat extract production, as reflected in the world heritage listed plants that are here.
Get in
Buses arrive at the at the corner of Juan Manuel Blanes and 18 de Julio. There are about 12 daily buses from Montevideo, the ride taking 4-7 hours depending on the route. Less frequent buses are also available from other Uruguayan cities such as Colonia and Salto. The bus terminal has a tourist office, a convenience store, a cafe, and ATMs.
As this is the southernmost road bridge between Uruguay and Argentina, you'll likely pass near the city if you travel between these two countries overland. The city is less than 50 km from Gualeguaychú in Argentina.
Get around
Within the downtown area, it's easy to walk around. It's possible to walk to the Anglo Neighborhood as well, though it takes about a half-hour. Driving or biking is faster. To get to the Anglo Neighborhood, just head west on Brasil or the rambla (waterfront path).
Buy
Because this is a border town, some places will accept Argentinian pesos and even US dollars.
Go next
Gualeguaychú – across the bridge in Argentina Colonia – home to Uruguay's other World Heritage Site, a colonial city founded by the Portuguese
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fray Bentos ( Spanish pronunciation: [fɾaj ˈβentos]) is the capital city of the Río Negro Department, in south-western Uruguay, at the Argentina-Uruguay border, near the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú. Its port on the Uruguay River is one of the nation's most important harbours. The city hosts the first campus of the Technological University, beside the historically relevant industrial complex Anglo, a World Heritage Site, however, the Port is mainly famous for giving the name to the world renowned Fray Bentos pies.
One of the biggest pulp mills in the world is situated close to Fray Bentos and the Libertador General San Martín Bridge; it was the center of the largest political dispute between Uruguay and Argentina during the 21st century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fray Bentos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.