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Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital and chief port of Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area....
. Montevideo is the only city in the country with a population over 1,000,000. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Montevideo provides the highest quality of life in Latin America

Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.Erected as the Apostolic vicariate of Montevideo in 1830, the vicariate was promoted to the Diocese of Montevideo on July 13, 1878....
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Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
founded Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the R?o de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the oldest town in Uruguay and capital of the departments of Uruguay of Colonia ....
in the 17th century despite Spanish claims to the area due to the Treaty of Tordesillas

Treaty of Tordesillas

The Treaty of Tordesillas , signed at Tordesillas , June 7, 1494, divided the "newly discovered" lands outside Europe between Spanish Empire and Portuguese Empire along a north-south meridian 370 league west of the Cape Verde islands ....
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Geography

Montevideo is situated in the south of the country, The geographic coordinates are 34.5° S, 56°W.

18 de Julio is the city's main avenue and extends from the Plaza Independencia

Plaza Independencia

Plaza Independencia is the name of Montevideo's most important plaza. It splits Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo from Centro, Montevideo Montevideo, with the Gateway of The Citadel on one side and the beginning of 18 de Julio avenue on the other....
, which is the junction between the Ciudad Vieja
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo

Ciudad Vieja is the name of the oldest part of the city of Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay. Nowadays, Ciudad Vieja is a neighbourhoods of Montevideo of this city....
(the historical quarter) and the rest of the city, to the boundary between the neighborhoods of Cordón
Cordon

Cordon may refer to:* Cord?n Industrial is an organ of popular power, direct or workers democracy. Many of these organs of popular power were formed in Chile during the Popular Unity government between 1970-1973....
and Parque Batlle.

History

Early history

The Portuguese

Portugal

Colonia del Sacramento

Treaty of Tordesillas

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
drove the Portuguese out of a fort in the area in 1724. Bruno Mauricio de Zabala

Bruno Mauricio de Zabala

Bruno Mauricio de Zabala was a Spanish Empire soldier and colonial administrator. He was born in the slum of Zabala in the province of Biscay....
Governor

Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the Executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constitutive state....
of Buenos Aires founded a military base there on December 24, 1726, to prevent further incursions. The first settlers arrived from the Canary Islands

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union....
, brought by Francisco de Alzáibar. By 1730, the population had increased, and the military base was granted the right to have its own cabildo

Cabildo (council)

For a discussion of the contemporary Spanish and Latin American cabildo, see Ayuntamiento.A cabildo or ayuntamiento was a former Spanish, colonial administrative council that governed a municipality....
(town council), establishing the settlement as a proper city.

The city's first economic boom occurred when the Spanish Crown gave Montevideo the right to be the only slave port in the Viceroyalty of la Plata, infuriating the Viceroyalty's capital, Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
. In 1776, the Crown further made Montevideo the main naval base (Real Apostadero de Marina) for the South Atlantic, with authority over the Argentine coast, Fernando Po

Bioko

Bioko is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, part of Equatorial Guinea. In colonial times it geographical renaming Fernando P? or Fernando Poo, and under the Africanization policy of dictator Francisco Mac?as Nguema it was renamed Masie Ngueme Biyogo Island ; on his overthrow in 1979 it was named...
, and the Falklands

Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located from the coast of Argentina, west of the Shag Rocks , and north of the British Antarctic Territory ....
.

In 1828, the town became the capital of Uruguay.

The city fell under heavy British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
influence from the early 19th century until the early 20th century as a way to circumvent Argentine

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
and Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
ian commercial control. It was repeatedly besieged by Blanco

National Party (Uruguay)

The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major Right-wing liberal conservatism political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
leader Manuel Oribe

Manuel Oribe

Manuel Oribe was a Uruguayan political figure....
and Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas

Juan Manuel de Rosas

File:Juan Manuel de Rosas.jpgJuan Manuel de Rosas , was a conservative Argentina politician who ruled Argentina from 1829 to 1852. Rosas was one of the first famous caudillos in Ibero-America and through his rule united Argentina, provided an efficient government and strengthened the economy....
between 1838 and 1851. Between 1878 and 1911, British-owned railway companies built an extensive railway network linking the city and its port to the countryside.

20th century

During World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, a famous incident involving the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee

German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee

The Admiral Graf Spee was one of the most famous Kriegsmarine warships of World War II, along with the German battleship Bismarck. Her size was limited to that of a cruiser by the Treaty of Versailles, but she was as heavily armed as a small battleship due to innovative weight-saving techniques employed in her construction....
took place in Punta del Este, from Montevideo. After the Battle of the River Plate

Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate was the first major naval battle in World War II. The Nazi Germany pocket battleship German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee had been commerce raiding since the start of the war in September....
with the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
and Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. In April 2006 the fleet consisted of ten ships, with the combat force consisting of two frigates....
on December 13, 1939, the Graf Spee retreated to Montevideo's port, which was considered neutral at the time. To avoid risking the crew in what he thought would be a losing battle, Captain Hans Langsdorff

Hans Langsdorff

Kapit?n zur See Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff was a Germany naval officer, most famous for his command of the Panzerschiff German battleship Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate....
scuttled the ship on December 17. Langsdorff committed suicide two days later.

On 10 February 2006, the eagle figurehead of the Admiral Graf Spee was salvaged. To protect the feelings of those still sensitive to Nazi Germany, the swastika on the figurehead was covered as it was pulled from the water.

Since 2005 the Mayor of Montevideo (styled Intendente Municipal in Spanish) has been Ricardo Ehrlich

Ricardo Ehrlich

Ricardo Ehrlich is a Uruguayan political figure. Since 2005 he has been Mayor of Montevideo. He is from the prominent local jewish community....
, of the Frente Amplio (Broad Front), gaining 61% of the vote in the Mayoral elections, beating Pedro Bordaberry

Pedro Bordaberry

Dr. Pedro Bordaberry Herr?n is a Uruguayan politics....
of the Partido Colorado

Colorado Party (Uruguay)

The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay....
, who scored 27%.

Economy and demographics

Montevideo began as a minor settlement. In 1860, Montevideo had a population of 37,787. By 1884, the population had grown to 104,472, including many immigrants.

During the mid-20th century, a military dictatorship

Military dictatorship

A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
and economic stagnation

Economic stagnation

Economic stagnation, often called simply stagnation, is a prolonged period of slow economic growth . Under some definitions, "slow" means significantly slower than potential growth as estimated by experts in macroeconomics....
caused a decline whose residual effects are still seen today. Many rural poor flooded the city, with a large concentration in Ciudad Vieja.

Transport

Montevideo is served by Carrasco International Airport

Carrasco International Airport

Carrasco General Ces?reo L. Berisso International Airport is the largest airport in Uruguay. It is located north of Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department Department , in close proximity to the capital city of Montevideo, which it serves....
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Neighborhoods

Ciudad Vieja
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo

Ciudad Vieja is the name of the oldest part of the city of Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay. Nowadays, Ciudad Vieja is a neighbourhoods of Montevideo of this city....
Centro
Barrio Sur
Aguada
Aguada

Aguada is a town and municipality of the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....
Villa Muñoz
Cordón
Cordon

Cordon may refer to:* Cord?n Industrial is an organ of popular power, direct or workers democracy. Many of these organs of popular power were formed in Chile during the Popular Unity government between 1970-1973....
Palermo
Parque Rodó
Tres Cruces
Tres Cruces

Tres Cruces is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. The barrio takes its name from the fact that three major transportation routes intersect here: 18 de Julio Avenue, Artigas Boulevard and Avenida 8 de Octubre....
La Comercial
Larrañaga
La Blanqueada
Parque Batlle, Villa Dolores
Pocitos
Pocitos

Pocitos is an upscale beach neighborhood in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.This area is located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata. The neighborhood is known for its beach, Playa Pocitos, and the La Rambla, Montivideo, or boulevard, that lies alongside it....
Punta Carretas
Unión
Union

Union generally refers to two or more things joined into one, such as an organization of multiple people or groups.* labour or trade union, an association of workers banded together in the interests of its members...
Buceo
Buceo

Buceo is a neighborhood in Montevideo, Uruguay....
Malvín
Malvin

Malvin is a naturally occurring chemical of the Anthocyanin family. It is a glucoside of malvidin mainly found as a pigment in herbs like Malva , Primula and Rhododendron....
Malvín Norte
Malvín Norte

Malvin Norte is a neighborhood located in north eastern part of Montevideo, Uruguay. It's home the faculty of sciences of the University of the Republic of Uruguay....
Parque Guaraní, Las Canteras

Punta Gorda
Carrasco
Carrasco, Montevideo

Carrasco is a neighborhood in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on the city's southeast coast, the neighborhood was originally an elegant seaside resort....
Carrasco Norte
Bañados de Carrasco
Flor de Maroñas
Maroñas
Maroñas

Maro?as is one of the neighbourhoods of Montevideo. It is basically one suburban area which has only one main street called Camino Maldonado. This street is surrounded by small businesses and is the main route to travel to some of the departments of Uruguay....
Villa Española
Villa Española

Villa Espa?ola is a Association football and boxing club, best known for its Association football side, and it is located in Montevideo in Uruguay....
Ituzaingó
Pérez Castellanos
Mercado Modelo, Bolivar
Brazo Oriental
Brazo Oriental

Brazo Oriental is a neighborhood of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Brazo Oriental is a residential zone located 12 minutes from Montevideo's center....
Jacinto Vera, La Figurita
Reducto
Capurro, Bella Vista
Prado
Prado, Montevideo

Prado is a neighborhood in the northern part of Montevideo. It is a residential neighborhood of mansions on tree-lined streets built in the early 20th century....
Atahualpa
Peñarol
Belvedere
La Teja
Tres Ombúes, Pueblo Victoria

Cerro, La Paloma
Casabó, Pajas Blancas
Paso de la Arena
Nuevo París
Conciliación
Sayago
Piedras Blancas
Colón Centro y Noroeste
Lezica, Melilla
Colón Sudeste, Abayubá
Manga, Toledo Chico
Casavalle
Cerrito
Las Acacias
Jardines del Hipódromo
Lavalleja, 40 Semanas
Manga
Punta de Rieles, Bella Italia
Villa García, Manga Rural

Education

*University of the Republic, Uruguay

University of the Republic, Uruguay

The University of the Republic is Uruguay's public university. It is the country's largest, with a student body of more than 70,000 students....

Stella Maris College (Montevideo)
Stella Maris College (Montevideo)

The Stella Maris College of Montevideo, commonly referred as Christian Brothers College ? Stella Maris or just Christian, is a private, co-educational, not-for-profit catholic school run by the Christian Brothers of Ireland....
The British Schools of Montevideo
The British Schools of Montevideo

The British Schools of Montevideo is a private, coeducational, non-profit school, which aims to give an intensive bilingual education, combining the Uruguayan national curriculum with an English language program....
ORT Uruguay
ORT Uruguay

ORT Uruguay is Uruguay's largest private university. It has more than 9,500 students, distributed among 5 faculties and institutes.ORT Uruguay was first established as a non-profit organization in 1942, and was officially certified as a private university in September 1996, becoming the first private educational institution in the country...
Instituto Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo
Instituto Preuniversitario JUAN XXIII
Lycée Français
Lycée Français

Lyc?e Fran?ais is the name given to a private school belonging to a network of over 400 schools worldwide. The Lyc?es provide an education based on the France national curriculum for pupils of various cultures from preschool through secondary school....
Escuela Brasil (Montevideo)
Escuela Brasil (Montevideo)

The School No. 17 Brazil is a building that is located in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, in the neighborhood of Pocitos, in the streets Avenida Brasil 2963, on 26 de Marzo and Jos? Mart?....
Liceo Joaquin Suarez (Montevideo)
Liceo Joaquin Suarez (Montevideo)

The Lyceum Joaqu?n Su?rez was the first public secondary school teaching of Pocitos, in the city of Montevideo.It was located at Boulevard Espa?a 2772....
Saint Patrick's College

Culture

Montevideo has a very rich architectural heritage and an impressive number of writers, artists, and musicians. Uruguayan tango is a unique form of dance

Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to Motion of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of Emotional expression, social social interaction or presented in a spirituality or performance setting....
that originated in the neighborhoods of Montevideo towards the end of the 1800s. Tango

Tango music

Tango is a style of music that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay. It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta t?pica, which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, and two bandoneons....
, candombe

Candombe

Candombe is a drum-based musical style of Uruguay. Candombe originated among the African population in Montevideo and is based on Bantu peoples African drumming with some European influence and touches of Tango ....
and murga

Murga

Murga is a form of popular musical theatre performed primarily in Montevideo, Uruguay during the Carnival season. Murga groups also operate in Argentina, mainly during the Buenos Aires Carnival, though to a much lesser extent than in Uruguay; the Argentine murga is more centred on dancing and less on vocals than the Uruguayan one....
are the three main styles of music

Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
in this city. It is also the birthplace of Gabe Saporta

Gabe Saporta

Gabriel Eduardo Saporta is the former lead singer, bassist, and lyricist for the punk band Midtown , and is currently the lead singer and primary creative force behind the band Cobra Starship....
, the lead vocalist for the band Cobra Starship

Cobra Starship

Cobra Starship is an American pop band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta. The members consist of lead vocalist Saporta, guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, Nate Novarro on drums and keytarist Victoria Asher, all of whom provide backing vocals....
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Sports

Montevideo hosted all the matches of the 1^st FIFA World Cup

1930 FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international association football teams. It was played in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July....
in 1930. Its Estadio Centenario

Estadio Centenario

Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for football . Built with a capacity of 100,000 not only to host several matches in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, including the final which was won by the host team, but also as a celebration of Uruguay's 100 years of its first constitution....
is considered a major stadium. The city is home to three significant South American football clubs: Peñarol, Defensor Sporting and Nacional

Club Nacional de Football

Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan sports club, full of history, based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899. Three-time winner of the Copa Libertadores, three-time winner of the Intercontinental Cup....
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Sites of interest

Centenario Stadium
Salvo Palace
Palacio Salvo

Palacio Salvo is a building in Montevideo, Uruguay, located at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian people immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
Telecommunications Tower
Telecommunications tower

Telecommunications tower is the generic description of a tower built primarrly to hold telecommunications antennas.Telecommunications tower or Telecommunications Tower can also refer to:...
Solis Theatre
Solís Theatre

Solis Theatre is the name of Uruguay's oldest theatre. It was built in 1857 and is currently owned by the government of Montevideo. It is located in Plaza Independencia ....
Palacio Legislativo
Palacio Legislativo

The Legislative Palace is the name of the working place of the General Assembly of Uruguay.The construction of this building started in 1904 under the presidence of Jos? Batlle y Ordo?ez and it was finished in 1925....
Catedral Metropolitana
Catedral Metropolitana

Catedral Metropolitana, or Metropolitan Cathedral, can refer to several cathedrals including:* Guadalajara Cathedral* Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral...
Cabildo de Montevideo
Feria de Tristán Narvaja
Feria de Tristán Narvaja

Trist?n Narvaja street market is a traditional street market that takes place every Sunday in Montevideo.In the middle of Cord?n neighbourhood, Trist?n Narvaja street stretches from 18 de Julio Avenue through La Paz street....
Monument to Sexual Diversity

Sister cities

Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
, Spain

Spain

Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Germany

Germany

Bogotá

Bogot? ? officially named Bogot?, D.C. , formerly called Santa Fe de Bogot? ? is the capital city of Colombia, as well as the most populous city in the country, with 6,776,009 inhabitants ....
, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia , officially the Republic of Colombia , is a country in north-western South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the north west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean....
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
Cádiz

Cádiz

C?diz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of C?diz, one of eight which make up the Autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia....
, Spain

Spain

Córdoba, Argentina

C?rdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Punilla Valley on the Primero River, about northwest from Buenos Aires....
, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
Curitiba

Curitiba

Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian Brazilian state of Paran? . The city has the largest population and also the largest economy in Southern Region, Brazil....
, Brazil

Brazil

Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre is the 10th most populous municipality in Brazil, 4th largest Metropolitan Area in the country, and the capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul....
, Brazil

Brazil

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, Spain

Spain

Melilla

Melilla is an autonomous cities of Spain located on the Mediterranean, on the north coast in North Africa. It was regarded as a part of M?laga prior to March 14, 1995, when the city's Statute of Autonomy was passed....
, Spain

Spain

Montevideo, Minnesota

Montevideo is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,346 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chippewa County, Minnesota....
, United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
Qingdao

Qingdao

, best known in the West by its Chinese Postal Map Romanization Tsingtao, is a major city in eastern Shandong province of China, People's Republic of China....
, China

China

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Quebec City

Quebec City

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, Canada

Canada

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Rosario, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea....
, Russia

Russia

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Tianjin

Tianjin

is the third largest city of the People's Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipality that have Political divisions of China status, reporting directly to the central government....
, China

China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the Capital of New Zealand, situated at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington Urban Area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and ranks as New Zealand's third most populous Urban areas of New Zealand with residents....
, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....

Climate

Montevideo enjoys a subtropical climate with, mild and dry winters, hot and humid summers, agitated springs with numerous thunderstorms, and without Tropical cyclones.

Montevideo

Geography

History

Early history

20th century

Economy and demographics

Transport

Neighborhoods

Education

Culture

Sports

Sites of interest

Sister cities

Climate

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