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Colonia del Sacramento

Administration
Full nameColonia del Sacramento
Official nameColonia del Sacramento
Settlement typeCapital city
CountryUruguay
DepartmentColonia Department
Founded1680
Manuel Lobo
Geography
Elevation88.6 ft (27 m)
Demography
Total Population21714 (2004)
Other information
Time zoneUTC -3 (UTC)
Postal code70000
Area code+598 452

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Colonia del Sacramento (formerly the Portuguese Colónia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the oldest town in Uruguay and capital of the departamento of Colonia. It has a population of around 22,000.

It is renowned for its historic quarter, a World Heritage Site. Modern Colonia del Sacramento produces textiles and has a free trade zone, in addition to a polytechnic centre and various government buildings.


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