Lezica–Melilla is a ''
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...
'' (neighbourhood or district) of
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern c ...
,
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del 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 ...
.
Mastulization
Location
This barrio borders
Paso de la Arena–Los Bulevares and
Conciliación to the south,
San José Department
San José Department () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo. It borders Colonia Department to the west, Flores Department to the north and the departments of Florida, Canelones and Montevideo
Montevideo () is the ...
to the west with
Santa Lucía River
The Santa Lucía River ( es, Río Santa Lucía) is a river in Uruguay.
Course
The headwaters of the Santa Lucía River are in the Lavalleja department. For a large part of its course it forms the limit between the departments of Florida and Sa ...
forming the natural border between them,
Canelones Department
The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.
Geography and climate
Neighbo ...
to the north,
Colón Sudeste–Abayubá and
Colón Centro y Noroeste to the east.
Lezica is the west part of Villa Colón and its main avenue is Avenida Lezica, ending at the
Ángel S. Adami Airport.
Places of worship
*
Parish Church of Mary Help of Christians, Av. Lezica 6375; it is also a
Roman Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary
Santuario Nacional María Auxiliadora
adjacent to the private school "Colegio Pío" (Salesians of Don Bosco
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* Parish Church of St Mary and St Pius X, Cno. Félix Buxareo 2975 bis (Roman Catholic)
See also
* Barrios of Montevideo
References
External links
Barrios of Montevideo
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