Fray Bentos | |
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Capital city | |
 Glorieta kiosco - Pergola Plaza Pueblo | |
  Fray Bentos | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′0″S 58°18′0″W / 33.13333°S 58.30000°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Río Negro Department |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 24,406 |
| • Demonym | fraybentino |
| Time zone | UTC–3 |
| Postal code | 65000 |
| Dial plan | +598 456 (+5 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Official name | Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1464 |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
| Area | 273.8 ha (677 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 2,127.7 ha (5,258 acres) |
| Website | https://www.rionegro.gub.uy |
Fray Bentos (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾaj ˈβentos]) is the capital city of the Río Negro Department, in south-western Uruguay, at the Argentina-Uruguay border, near the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú. Its port on the Uruguay River is one of the nation's most important harbours.[1] The city hosts the first campus of the Technological University,[2] beside the historically relevant industrial complex Anglo, a World Heritage Site.
One of the biggest pulp mills in the world is situated close to Fray Bentos and the Libertador General San Martín Bridge; it was the center of the largest political dispute between Uruguay and Argentina during the 21st century.
- ^ "Inicio". ANP (in Spanish).
- ^ "Mujica sobre UTEC de Fray Bentos: "la realidad a veces nos supera"". 180.com.uy.