Unión (Montevideo)
Unión is a district ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo .
location
It is located in the central south of the Montevideo department . Unión borders Parque Batlle - Villa Dolores and Buceo in the south . To the west are the districts of La Blanqueada , Larrañaga and Mercado Modelo y Bolívar . In the north include Villa Española and Maroñas - Parque Guaraní , while the east Malvín Norte continues the city.
The area of the district is included from the southwest in a clockwise direction starting from the border line formed by the following streets: Dr. Francisco Simon , Avenida Dr. Luis Alberto de Herrera , Avellaneda , Fray M. de Ubeda , 20 de Febrero , Avellaneda , Camino Corrales , Avenida 8 de Octubre , 20 de Febrero , Camno Carrasco , Isla de Gaspar , Minnesota , Avenida Italia , Avenida Mcal. Francisco Solano Lopez , Barroso , Bulevar Batlle y Ordonez and again Avenida Italia .
The area of union is the Municipalities municipality D and municipality E assigned.
Infrastructure and description
Healthcare
In the district are the Hospital Evangélico , the Hospital Hogar Dr. Luis Piñeyro del Campo and the Pasteur Hospital .
education
Union is also home to the Liceo N ° 14 , the Escuela Sanguinetti and the Escuela Ma-Pa Central .
religion
The Capilla María Reina de La Paz can also be found in the south-western part of the district on Bulevar José Batlle y Ordoñez .
Sights and more
Plaza General Miró is located southwest of the Pasteur Hospital . Furthermore, the lie Plaza Minnesota , the Plaza 20 de Febrero and from the streets de Febrero 20 , Cabrera and Villagrán enclosed Parque César Díaz in the district. This park, which is also home to two schools, has made headlines in the past as a center of drug trafficking, prostitution and daily robbery.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of the Uruguayan National Statistics Institute for the classification of the barrios of Montevideo (PDF; 1.6 MB), accessed on May 5, 2014
- ↑ Official website of the Hospital Evangélico
- ↑ Official website of the Escuela Ma-Pa
- ↑ Cada vez peor: the parque "César Díaz" de la Unión ya pasó a ser tierra de nadie
Coordinates: 34 ° 52 ′ 43 ″ S , 56 ° 8 ′ 9 ″ W