Montevideo Department

Summary

Montevideo Department is a department of Uruguay^[1]. It draws 349 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_uruguay category, ranking #2 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Montevideo Department is located in Uruguay^[3].
• Montevideo Department is in the country of Uruguay^[4].
• Montevideo Department's head of government is recorded as Mario Bergara^[5].
• Montevideo Department's instance of is recorded as department of Uruguay^[6].
• Montevideo Department's capital is recorded as Montevideo^[7].
• Montevideo Department's shares border with is recorded as San José Department^[8].
• Montevideo Department's shares border with is recorded as Canelones Department^[9].
• Montevideo Department's legislative body is recorded as Junta Departamental de Montevideo^[10].
• Montevideo Department's executive body is recorded as Q5918649^[11].
• Montevideo Department's coat of arms is recorded as Q11681585^[12].
• Montevideo Department's postal code is recorded as 11000–13000^[13].
• Montevideo Department is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[14].
• Montevideo Department's Commons category is recorded as Montevideo Department^[15].
• Montevideo Department's licence plate code is recorded as S^[16].
• January 27, 1816 marks the founding of Montevideo Department^[17].
• Montevideo Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.883611111111, 'lon': -56.181944444444}^[18].
• Montevideo Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Montevideo Department^[19].
• Montevideo Department has a population of {'amount': '+1375540'}^[20].
• Montevideo Department has a population of {'amount': '+1382579'}^[21].
• Montevideo Department has a population of {'amount': '+1302954'}^[22].
• Montevideo Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Montevideo^[23].
• Montevideo Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Q129033259^[24].
• Montevideo Department's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'montevideano'}^[25].
• Montevideo Department's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Montevideo Department^[26].
• Montevideo Department sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+43'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Montevideo Department is in the country of Uruguay^[4]. It is located in Uruguay^[3]. It is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Montevideo Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+530'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+43'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1375540'}^[20], {'amount': '+1382579'}^[21], and {'amount': '+1302954'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Montevideo Department's instance of is recorded as department of Uruguay^[6].

History and Context

January 27, 1816 marks the founding of Montevideo Department^[17].

Why It Matters

Montevideo Department draws 349 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_uruguay category, ranking #2 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]