Colonia del Sacramento

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Colonia del Sacramento
Portuguese: Colônia do Sacramento
Capital city
Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento
Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento
Colonia del Sacramento is located in Uruguay
Colonia del Sacramento
Colonia del Sacramento
Coordinates: 34°28′17″S 57°50′39″W / 34.47139°S 57.84417°W / -34.47139; -57.84417
Country Uruguay
Department Colonia
Founded1680
Founded byManuel Lobo
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total26,231
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
70000
Dial plan+598 452 (+5 digits)
ClimateCfa
Websitehttps://www.colonia.gub.uy/
Official nameHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
CriteriaCultural: iv
Reference747
Inscription1995 (19th Session)
Area16 ha

Colonia del Sacramento (Spanish: [koˈlonja ðel sakɾaˈmento] ⓘ; Portuguese: Colônia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and the capital of the Colonia Department. It has a population of around 27,000.

Its historic quarter is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1] Modern Colonia del Sacramento produces textiles and has a free trade zone, in addition to a polytechnic centre and various government buildings.

  1. ^ "21 World Heritage Sites you have probably never heard of". The Daily Telegraph. London.