Fray Bentos

Fray Bentos
Capital city
Glorieta kiosco - Pergola Plaza Pueblo
Glorieta kiosco - Pergola Plaza Pueblo
Fray Bentos is located in Uruguay
Fray Bentos
Fray Bentos
Coordinates: 33°08′0″S 58°18′0″W / 33.13333°S 58.30000°W / -33.13333; -58.30000
Country Uruguay
Department Río Negro Department
Founded1859
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total24,406
 • Demonym
fraybentino
Time zoneUTC–3
Postal code
65000
Dial plan+598 456 (+5 digits)
ClimateCfa
Official nameFray Bentos Industrial Landscape
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv)
Reference1464
Inscription2015 (39th Session)
Area273.8 ha (677 acres)
Buffer zone2,127.7 ha (5,258 acres)
Websitehttps://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.

  1. ^ "Inicio". ANP (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Mujica sobre UTEC de Fray Bentos: "la realidad a veces nos supera"". 180.com.uy.