What is the population of Montevideo?

1,270,737 people, per GeoNames.

Does Montevideo have a university?

Yes. Universidad de Montevideo.

MONTEVIDEO

Montevideo Department · URUGUAY (UY) · 34.90°S / 56.19°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,441,575

Montevideo is a city in Uruguay with a population of 1,270,737. It sits at -34.90/-56.19, runs on America/Montevideo, is 13 km from Paso de Carrasco.

Population 1,270,737

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Montevideo

All facts

fields

Country: Uruguay
Subdivision: Montevideo Department
Coords: 34.90°S / 56.19°W
UTC offset: -3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Paso de Carrasco Canelones 15,393 13.3 km

E Barra de Carrasco Canelones 5,410 14.8 km

N Abayuba Montevideo Department 924 15.6 km

N La Paz Canelones 19,913 16.2 km

NW Pajas Blancas Montevideo Department 2,000 17.5 km

NE Colonia Nicolich Canelones 8,902 17.9 km

NW Santiago Vázquez Montevideo Department 1,468 19.4 km

N Las Piedras Canelones 69,682 19.4 km

NE Toledo Canelones 4,397 20.2 km

NW Delta del Tigre San José Department 17,973 22.3 km

Air access

nearby

MVD

Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport

Large airport

16.6 km

Universities

linked

Universidad de Montevideo

um.edu.uy

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Montevideo?: 1,270,737 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Montevideo in?: America/Montevideo.
Which country is Montevideo in?: Uruguay (UY).
Which airport serves Montevideo?: Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD).
Does Montevideo have a university?: Yes. Universidad de Montevideo.
What languages are spoken in Uruguay?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Uruguay?: Peso Uruguayo.
How many cities are in Uruguay?: 154 on record.
Which admin region is Montevideo in?: Montevideo Department.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3441575

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3441575,
    "name": "Montevideo",
    "ascii_name": "Montevideo",
    "country_code": "UY",
    "population": 1270737,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Montevideo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -34.90328,
    "longitude": -56.18816
  }
}

Context

comparatives

82.6x the population of Paso de Carrasco.
13 km from Paso de Carrasco.
Same timezone (America/Montevideo) as 153 other cities in Uruguay.