Villa Muñoz - Retiro

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Location of Villa Muñoz - Retiro in Montevideo
Plan of Villa Muñoz - Retiro

Villa Muñoz - Retiro is a district ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo .

As evidenced by its name, the district is made up of the barrios Villa Muñoz and Retiro .

location

Barrio Villa Muñoz - Retiro is located near the city center in the central southern part of Montevideo department . According to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), it borders on La Aguada to the west . Reducto connects to the northwest, Figurita to the north and La Comercial to the east . To the south is the Barrio Cordón .

Infrastructure

The quarter was largely designed by Emilio Reus , who built a picturesque collection of houses and buildings here. Also known as the Jewish Quarter, Villa Muñoz has a large number of low-priced shops that are traditionally run by Jews.

  • Calle Emilio Reus

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map of the Uruguayan National Statistics Institute for the classification of the barrios of Montevideo (PDF; 1.6 MB), accessed on May 1, 2014

Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′  S , 56 ° 11 ′  W