|subdivision_type1              = [[Depairtments o Uruguay|Depairtment]]
|subdivision_name1              = [[Montevideo Depairtment]]
|elevation_m                    = 43
|leader_title                   = [[Municipal Intendant o Montevideo|Intendant]]
|leader_name                    = [[Carolina Cosse]]
|established_title              = Foondit
|established_date               = 1726
|founder                        = [[Bruno Mauricio de Zabala]]
|area_total_km2                 = 209
|area_urban_km2                 = 429
|area_metro_km2                 = 1350
|population_as_of               = 2010 est.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/banco%20de%20datos/soc_proyecciones/Indicadores.xls|title=Indicadores Demográficos del Uruguay. Período 1996–2025|quote="Demographic Indicators Uruguay. Period 1996–2025"|publisher=National Statistical Institute|accessdate=1 December 2010|language=Spainyie|archive-date=2011-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501145443/http://www.ine.gub.uy/banco%20de%20datos/soc_proyecciones/Indicadores.xls|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|population_total               = 1,336,878 ([[Leet o ceeties in Uruguay|1st]])
|population_metro               = 1,800,000
|population_urban               = 1,700,000
|population_density_sq_km       = 6,397
|population_density_metro_sq_km = 1,333
|population_demonym             = ''montevideano'' (m)<br />''montevideana'' (f) <!-- Spanish demonyms are always displayed in lower-case -->
|timezone1   =[[Uruguay Time|UYT]]
|utc_offset1   =−3
|timezone1_DST     = [[Daylicht savin time in Uruguay|UYST]]
|utc_offset1_DST    = −2
|coordinates                    = {{coord|34|53|1|S|56|10|55|W|region:UY-MO|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m                    = 43
|postal_code_type               = Postal code
|postal_code                    = 11#00 & 12#00
|area_code                      = +598 2 (+7 digits)
|blank_name                     = '''[[Human Development Index|HDI]]''' (2005)
|blank_info                     = 0.884 – <span style="color:#090">high</span><br />1st [[Latinamerica]]<br /><ref name=introduce>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/uruguay/montevideo|title=Introducing Montevideo|accessdate=16 November 2010|publisher=Lonely Planet}}</ref><ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/urumontevideo/a/Montevideo.htm|title=Montevideo, Uruguay|accessdate=16 November 2010|publisher=About.com:Gosouthamerica|archive-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226080645/https://www.tripsavvy.com/montevideo-visitors-guide-1637548|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Brit>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/390837/Montevideo|title= Montevideo|accessdate=16 November 2010|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref><ref name="lanacion2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20070401/pags/20070401204943.html |title=Santiago: tercera en calidad de vida, 133ª en salubridad |publisher=newspaper |quote=article that mentions the three Latin American cities with highest quality of life according to the MHRC 2007 investigation |language=Spanish |access-date=2012-05-23 |archive-date=2009-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525094021/http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20070401/pags/20070401204943.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="larepublica2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.larepublica.com.uy/lr3/larepublica/2007/04/03/politica/252300/montevideo-la-mejor-ciudad-para-vivir-de-america-latina/|title=Montevideo, la mejor ciudad para vivir de América Latina|quote="Montevideo, the best town to live in Latin America"|publisher=Uruguayan newspaper|accessdate=17 November 2010|archive-date=2007-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007084230/http://www.larepublica.com.uy/lr3/larepublica/2007/04/03/politica/252300/montevideo-la-mejor-ciudad-para-vivir-de-america-latina/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="translatorscafe1">{{cite web |url=http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?threadid=8972&start=1 |title=Article from the ''Café'' {{es}} |access-date=2012-05-23 |archive-date=2018-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226080650/https://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?threadid=8972&start=1%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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