Manga is a composite ''
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
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
.
Location
This barrio borders
Colón Sudeste
Colón Sudeste–Abayubá is a composite ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Geography
This barrio borders Lezica–Melilla and Colón Centro y Noroeste to the west, Canelones Department to the northwest and north, Man ...
to the west,
Canelones Department
The Departamento de Canelones (; ) is one of the 19 Uruguayan departments. With an area of and 608,956 inhabitants at the 2023 Census, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Ciudad de la Costa is the largest city by ...
to the north and east,
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football.
The nam ...
,
Casavalle
Casavalle is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. In the new division of Montevideo in ''Municipios'' and ''Centros Comunales Zonales'', Casavalle belongs to CCZ 11 of Municipio D.
Location
Casavalle borders the barrios Manga, Toledo Chico and Manga ...
,
Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
, and
Villa García
Villa García–Manga Rural is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Formerly there was an important agricultural school here, established by Juan D. Jackson. Nowadays it has been transformed in the Jacksonville develo ...
to the south.
See also
*
Barrios of Montevideo
The city of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, is divided into 62 ''barrios'' (neighborhoods or districts), each with its own identity, demographic characteristics and activities appropriate to the socio-cultural level of its inhabitants. The outer ...
References
External links
Revista Raíces/ Historia del barrio Manga
Barrios of Montevideo
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