Pando is a city in the

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 ...

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. It is an important commercial and industrial centre which has become part of the wider

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. Pando is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes several other small populated areas and rural areas from the limits of the

Ciudad de la Costa Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the Río de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to t ...

to the south to the limits of Route 7 to the northwest.

Geography

The city is located on Route 8, about northeast of

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. The stream Arroyo Pando flows by the east limits of the city.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Pando has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

History

Pando was founded on 13 May 1788. It took its name from one of its first inhabitants who had moved there in 1730. It was the seat of the ''Guardia del Pando'', a force against Portuguese advances. It had acquired the status of "Pueblo" (village) before the Independence of Uruguay. According to the Act of Ley Nº 759, on 11 March 1863 it held the status of "Villa" (town). On 5 August 1920, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.252. At the time, it was an industrial center and had a track for airplanes which became an airport in 1928. This airport was moved to Carrasco in 1948 and the Military Aeronautic School took its place. In 1969, the

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took part in a violent occupation known as the

Taking of Pando The Taking of Pando (), or the Storming of Pando, was the occupation of the city of Pando, Uruguay, Pando, Department of Canelones Department, Canelones, by the Tupamaros, National Liberation Movement-Tupamaros (MLN-T) during the government of Jorg ...

().

Places of worship

* Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception (

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)

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Pando had a population of 25,947. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 31,713 for the municipality during the elections.

References

External links

Official site of PandoIntendencia Municipal de CanelonesINE map of Pando, Estanque de Pando, Jardines de Pando and Viejo Molino
{{Authority control Populated places in the Canelones Department