Fray Bentos
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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 )
Key dates
- Inception
- 16 April 1859
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Demonym
- fraybentino
- Country
- Uruguay
- Located in
- Río Negro Department
- Population
- +26951
- Area
- +10.805984
- Elevation
- +23
- Capital of
- Río Negro Department
- Official website
- www.enfraybentos.com
- Image
- Quiosco Glorieta.JPG
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Article
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.