MalvÃn Norte
Malvín Norte is a neighborhood ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.
Location
It is located northeast of the city center in the south east of the department of Montevideo. Malvín Norte borders it to the south, situated on the shore of the Río de la Plata district Buceo and Malvín. To the west lies the district of Unión. In the north Maroñas follows, while in the east Parque Guaraní continues the urban area.
Description
Malvín Norte, which houses the largest residential complex in Uruguay with the Euskal ERRIA, one of the neighborhoods of Montevideo. Here the members of the underclass live partly in the so-called Cantegriles. In January 2012, it came as a result of a series of violent crimes in Malvín Norte, among others, to a protest march of the inhabitants of the district, with the complaint, these more security for their neighborhood.
Infrastructure
In Malvín Norte, the Faculty of Science of the Universidad de la República is located since 1987. It is located in a specially he and oriented building with numerous laboratories and adequate equipment. Since December 2006, also has the Instituto Pasteur de Montevideo, a branch of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, where his seat The school N º 42 is located in a new building in the district. In addition, the Club Atlético Basáñez and Club Atlético Alto Perú are located here.