Pando (Uruguay)

Pando on the map of Uruguay

Pando is a city in Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on the territory of the department of Canelones in whose sector 27 Pando is 24 km northeast of the capital Montevideo and 10 km north- west of the coast of the Río de la Plata.

History

On August 5, 1920 Pando was appointed by the Ley 7,252 to Ciudad (city).

Infrastructure

Education

Pando has two secondary school ( Liceo ). These are founded on April 15, 1944 Liceo N º 1 de Pando " Dr. LA shower " and the Liceo N º 2 de Pando, which began its teaching activities in 2002. In addition, Pando seat of the Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica, the Air Force Fuerza Aérea School of Uruguaya.

Traffic

Pando is located on the Route 8

Population

The city has 25,949 inhabitants (as of 2011).

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

City ​​council

Mayor ( alcalde ) of Pando is Martin Varindelli ( Frente Amplio ).

History

Pando was founded on August 5, 1780. A community partnership exists with the community Loria Italy in Veneto.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Pablo García ( born 1977 ), football player
  • Abel Hernández ( * 1990), football player
  • Ferruccio Musitelli (1927-2013), filmmaker and documentarian
  • Mauricio Navarro, actor
  • Alejandro Rodríguez ( born 1986 ), football player
  • Máximo Santos (1847-1889), military and President
  • Armonía Somers (1914-1994), writer
Departments of Uruguay Canelones Department Route 8 (Uruguay) Broad Front (Uruguay) Loria, Veneto
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