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Place details
- Locality
- Maldonado
- Region
- Maldonado
- Country
- Uruguay
- Population
- 55,478
- Timezone
- America/Montevideo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Uruguay
- Department
- Maldonado
- Founded by
- Joaquín de Viana
- Mayor alcalde
- Dina Fernández Chaves ( PN )
- Capital city
- 59.8 km (23.1 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 24 m (79 ft)
- Density
- 1,710/km (4,420/sq mi)
- Urban
- 135,014
- Metro
- 173,000
- Demonym
- Fernandino
- Time zone
- UTC -3
- Dial plan
- +598 42 (+6 digits)
- Climate
- Cfb
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 1755
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- San Fernando de Maldonado
- Demonym
- fernandino
- Country
- Uruguay
- Located in
- Municipality of Maldonado
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- +86782
- Area
- +59.8
- Elevation
- +24
- Body of water
- Río de la Plata
- Capital of
- Municipality of Maldonado
Article
Maldonado ( Spanish pronunciation: [maldoˈnaðo]) is the capital city of Maldonado Department, in eastern Uruguay. According to the 2023 Census, it is the fourth most populated city in the country, with about 102 thousand inhabitants. However, together with the cities of Punta del Este and San Carlos it makes up a conurbation with a population of over 135 thousand inhabitants.
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