Cerrito, officially Cerrito de la Victoria, is a ''
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...
'' (neighbourhood or district) of
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
,
Uruguay
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. Most of the barrio is on a hill (''cerrito'' is Spanish for "hill") on which is the 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
Aires Puros is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Location
It borders Lavalleja, Montevideo, Lavalleja and Paso de las Duranas to the northwest, Casavalle to the northeast, Cerrito, Montevideo, Cerrito and Brazo Ori ...
to the west,
Las Acacias to the north,
Pérez Castellanos to the east,
Bolívar and
Brazo Oriental to the south.
Places of worship
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National Shrine of the Heart of Jesus (
Roman Catholic
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)
*
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.
See also
*
Barrios of Montevideo
*
Gobierno del Cerrito
References
External links
Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia del Cerrito de la Victoria
Barrios of Montevideo
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