Pando (Uruguay)

Pando
Coordinates: 34 ° 43 ′ S , 55 ° 58 ′ W Pando on the map of Uruguay	Pando
	Pando
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
City foundation	August 5, 1780
Residents	25,949 (2011)
Detailed data
height	28 m
Post Code	15600
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Alcídez Pérez ( FA )
Website	pando.imcanelones.gub.uy
	Pando, main square with Inmaculada Concepción church and monument to Artigas

Pando is a city in southern Uruguay .

The municipality of Pando has also existed since 2010. 32,927 inhabitants live in the municipal area of 114.9 km².

geography

The city is located in the department of Canelones in sector 27 . It is located 24 km northeast of the state capital Montevideo and 10 km northwest of the coast of the Río de la Plata . The city center is 28 m above sea level. d. M. East of the city flows the Arroyo Pando , both sides of which located in the northeast of the Parque Municipal General Artigas extends.

history

Pando was founded on August 5th, 1780. On August 5, 1920 Pando was the Ley 7252 to Ciudad appointed (city).

Infrastructure

education

Pando has two secondary schools ( Liceo ). These are Liceo Nº 1 de Pando "Dr. LA Brause" , founded on April 15, 1944, and Liceo Nº 2 de Pando , which began teaching in 2002. Pando is also the seat of the Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica , the air force school of the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya .

traffic

Pando is on the Ruta 8 highway , which leads from Montevideo to Aceguá on the northern border of the country.

museum

Since 1997 there has been a railway museum in Pando, the Museo Ferroviario Don Eduardo Hernández Peña .

Residents

The city has 25,949 inhabitants, of whom 13,610 are female and 12,339 are male (as of 2011).

year	Residents
1963	12.111
1975	16.406
1985	19,795
1996	23,384
2004	24.004
2011	25,949

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

City administration

Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Pando was Alcídez Pérez ( Frente Amplio ) in 2015 . Martin Varindelli (Frente Amplio) previously held this office until at least February 2011.