Cerrito de la Victoria | |
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 Street map of Cerrito de la Victoria | |
 Location of Cerrito in Montevideo | |
| Coordinates: 34°51′23″S 56°10′9″W / 34.85639°S 56.16917°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Montevideo Department |
| City | Montevideo |
Cerrito, officially Cerrito de la Victoria, is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Most of the barrio is on a hill (cerrito is Spanish for "hill") on which is the church named Santuario Nacional del Cerrito. This hill was the seat of the temporary government of General Oribe during his siege of Montevideo.