Colon (Montevideo)

Map with the barrios of Montevideo. Nos. 51 and 53 show Villa Colón

Villa Colón , or simply Colón, is a district ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo .

It is located in northern Montevideo and was originally an independent, outlying town.

It was founded in the middle of the 19th century by Perfecto Giot .

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  Colón train station

Web links

• History of the Barrios Colón on montevideo.gub.uy (Spanish)

Coordinates: 34 ° 48 ′  S , 56 ° 13 ′  W