Cerrito, Montevideo

Cerrito de la Victoria
Barrio

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 / -34.85639; -56.16917Coordinates: 34°51′23″S 56°10′9″W / 34.85639°S 56.16917°W / -34.85639; -56.16917
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 very remarkable church named Santuario Nacional del Cerrito. This hill was the seat of the temporary government of General Oribe during his siege of Montevideo.

Location

Cerrito de la Victoria borders Aires Puros to the west, Las Acacias to the north, Pérez Castellanos to the east, Bolívar and Brazo Oriental to the south.

Places of worship

National Shrine of the Heart of Jesus (Roman Catholic)
Parish Church of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three (Roman Catholic)

Sport

The neighbourhood has two sports clubs, who share a large rivalry; the Clásico del Cerrito is contested between Club Sportivo Cerrito and Rentistas.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.taringa.net/posts/deportes/10203019/Clasicos-del-futbol-uruguayo.html

External links

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Barrios of Montevideo
	Ciudad Vieja Centro Barrio Sur Aguada Villa Muñoz Cordón Palermo Parque Rodó Tres Cruces La Comercial Larrañaga La Blanqueada Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores Pocitos Punta Carretas Unión Buceo Malvín Malvín Norte Las Canteras Punta Gorda Carrasco Carrasco Norte Bañados de Carrasco Flor de Maroñas Maroñas–Parque Guaraní Villa Española Ituzaingó Pérez Castellanos Mercado Modelo–Bolívar Brazo Oriental Jacinto Vera La Figurita Reducto Capurro–Bella Vista Prado–Nueva Savona Atahualpa Aires Puros Paso de las Duranas Belvedere La Teja Tres Ombúes–Pueblo Victoria Villa del Cerro Casabó–Pajas Blancas La Paloma–Tomkinson Paso de la Arena–Los Bulevares–Santiago Vázquez Nuevo París Conciliación Sayago Peñarol–Lavalleja Colón Centro y Noroeste Lezica–Melilla Colón Sudeste–Abayubá Manga–Toledo Chico Casavalle Cerrito de la Victoria Las Acacias Jardines del Hipódromo Piedras Blancas Manga Punta de Rieles–Bella Italia Villa García–Manga Rural

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