Melo

capital city of the Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay

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Place details

Locality: Melo
Region: Cerro Largo
Country: Uruguay
Population: 51,023
Timezone: America/Montevideo

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Key facts

Country: Uruguay
Department: Cerro Largo
Founded by: Agustín de la Rosa
Total: 18.8 km (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation: 80 m (260 ft)
Density: 2,980/km (7,720/sq mi)
Demonym: melense
Time zone: UTC -3
Dial plan: +598 464 (+5 digits)
Climate: Cfa
Website: Official site of Cerro Largo

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: arachana
Population: 51830
Area: 18.792921
Elevation: 80
Image: Monumento Artigas - Plaza Constitución - Melo - Vista de monumento y plaza.JPG
Households: 23892

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Commons category: Melo, Uruguay
postal code: 37000
inception: 1795-06-27

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Travel guide

Understand

Melo is the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay.

Get in

Buses arrive at the at 18 de Julio and Lestrido.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

Melo ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmelo]) is the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay. As of the census of 2023, it is the ninth most populated city of the country with a population of 56,013.

Geography