Municipality of Maldonado
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Municipality of Maldonado
Municipio de Maldonado | |
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| Municipality of Maldonado | |
 Location of the municipality of Maldonado within the department of Maldonado and Uruguay. | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Maldonado |
| Founded | 15 March 2010 |
| Seat | Maldonado |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dina Fernández Chaves (PN) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 105,000 |
| • Density | 547/km2 (1,420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Postal code | 20000, 20003, 20005 |
| Constituencies | DAA, DAC, DAD, DAE, DAF, DAG, DAH, DAI and DAJ. |
| Website | http://www.maldonado.gub.uy/?mi=Maldonado |
The Municipality of Maldonado is one of the eight municipalities of Maldonado Department, Uruguay. It was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2010.[2]
The municipality is located at the south area of the department, and it has a total area of 192 km² (a 4.01% of the department area) and a population of around 105000 inhabitants (55.12% of the department population).[3]
Limits
According to the Decree of the Departmental Board of Maldonado N° 3862 of 11 February 2010, the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality was established as follows:[4]
Article 8°.- It is created the Municipality of the city of Maldonado (departmental capital) which shall have the following territorial jurisdiction:To the West: El Potrero creek and shore of the Sauce Lake until the North limit with the jurisdiction of the Municipality of San Carlos.
To the North and East: the beginning of the jurisdiction of the Municipality of San Carlos.
To the Northwest: the beginning of the territorial jurisdiction of the Municipality of Piriápolis.
To the South: Río de la Plata to Rambla Claudio Williman's Stop 16 (where it limits to the East and Southeast with the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Punta del Este).
Settlements
The following populated places are part of this municipality: