Larrañaga, Montevideo Explained

Larrañaga
Settlement Type:Barrio
Image Map1:Montevideo Larrañaga.png
Map Caption1:Location of Larrañaga in Montevideo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Montevideo Department
Subdivision Type2:City
Coordinates:-34.8806°N -56.1611°W

Larrañaga is a neighbourhood or Barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Location

This barrio borders Jacinto Vera to the west, Bolívar to the north, Mercado Modelo to the northeast, Unión to the east, La Blanqueada to the southeast and Tres Cruces and La Comercial to the southwest.

Landmarks

Larrañaga is home to the Estadio Gran Parque Central, seat of the football team Club Nacional de Football and the National Television of Uruguay station (former "Canal 5 SODRE"),[1] as well as to the central seat of the Catholic University of Uruguay.[2]

Places of worship

Images

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . tnu.com.uy.
  2. Web site: Montevideo . 2010-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054722/http://www.ucu.edu.uy/Portals/0/Skins/UCU/swf/Home/Institucion/Sedes/Montevideo/tabid/658/Default.aspx . 2011-07-07 .