Maldonado, Uruguay

Its population, as o 2004, wis 54,603.

Maldonado
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Maldonado Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°54′0″S 54°57′0″W / 34.90000°S 54.95000°W / -34.90000; -54.95000
Kintra	Uruguay
Depairtment	Maldonado Depairtment
Foondit	1755
Foondit bi	Joaquín de Viana
Govrenment
• Mayor(Alcalde)	Juan Carlos Bayeto (Broad Front)
Population  (2011)
• Total	62,590
• Demonym	Fernandino
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	20000
Dial plan	+598 42 (+6 digits)

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.

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, 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