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Manga is a composite barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning a quarter or neighbourhood. In Spain, several Latin American countries and the Philippines, the term is also used officially to denote a division of a municipality.
Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 in an area of 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi). The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometers (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.
This barrio borders Colón Sudeste to the west, Canelones Department to the north and east, Peñarol, Casavalle, Manga, and Villa García to the south.
Colón Sudeste–Abayubá is a composite barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
The Departamento de Canelones , with an area of 4,536 km2 (1,751 sq mi) and 518,154 inhabitants, is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.
Peñarol, also known as Peñarol–Lavalleja, is a working-class barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Manga refers to Japanese comic books or comic strip.
Carrasco is a barrio in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on the city's southeast coast, the barrio was originally an elegant seaside resort. However, it eventually became the city's most exclusive suburb. Carrasco is regarded as one of the most expensive barrios in Montevideo, and features a wide range of architectural styles.
Pocitos is an upscale beach barrio in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.
Bañados de Carrasco is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
The city of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, is divided into 62 barrios, each with its own identity, demographic characteristics and activities appropriate to the socio-cultural level of its inhabitants. Most of the outer barrios of Montevideo are in their biggest part rural areas.
Barrio Sur is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Villa Muñoz - Retiro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Parque Rodó is both a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Pérez Castellanos, also known as Castro - Pérez Castellanos, is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. In the new division of Montevideo in municipalities and "communal centre zones", Pérez Castellanos belongs to municipality D and CCZ 11.
Mercado Modelo is a central municipal fruit and vegetable wholesale market in of Montevideo, Uruguay. The area around the installations, which occupy several blocks of the Mercado Modelo–Bolívar barrio, has also taken on the name of the market, hence the composite name of the entire barrio. The central building has an area of 19,000 square metres (200,000 sq ft), to which more buildings were added in 1996 of an area of 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft), while the overall area of the market is 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft).
Jacinto Vera is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, named after Jacinto Vera, the first Catholic bishop of Montevideo. It is home to the ex-Military School, now the Army Command.
Atahualpa is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
La Teja is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Villa del Cerro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Nuevo París is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Manga is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Casavalle is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. In the new division of Montevideo in Municipios and Centros Comunales Zonales, Casavalle belongs to CCZ 11 of Municipio D.
Villa García–Manga Rural is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
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