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Casabó

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Country
  
Uruguay

City
  
Montevideo

Postal code
  
12800 & 12700

Department
  
Montevideo Department

Time zone
  
UTC -3

Dial plan
  
+598 2 (+7 digits)

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Casabó - Pajas Blancas is a composite barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.

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Map of Casab%C3%B3, 12800 Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Location

The neighbourhood of Casabó is located in the southwestern part of Montevideo, between the districts of Santa Catalina to the west, Villa del Cerro to the east, Villa Esperanza to the north and the Río de la Plata to the south.

34°53′0″S 56°16′0″W
Casabó is the western extension of the Villa del Cerro and it includes the Fortaleza del Cerro, the Parque Dr. Carlos Vaz Ferreira and the ruins of the cold storage factory Frigorífico Swift, the shut down Frigorífico Nacional, the Club de Golf del Cerro and an area of the Navy. To the west of Casabó is the barrio of Santa Catalina, situated next to the beach and the public park of Punta Yeguas.

Places of worship

  • Parish Church of St. Alberto Hurtado, Sierra Leona 144 (Roman Catholic)
  • Parish Church of the Curé of Ars and St Helena, Av. Antártida Uruguaya 6100 (Roman Catholic)
  • Population

    In 2004, Pajas Blancas had 1,976 inhabitants. This number is not included in the population count of the city of Montevideo.

    Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

    References

    Casabó Wikipedia