Municipality of Maldonado
Municipality of Maldonado
Municipio de Maldonado | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 550/km2 (1,400/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]
Location[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The following populated places are part of this municipality:
- Abra de Perdomo
- Barrio Hipódromo
- Canteras de Marelli
- Cerro Pelado
- Chihuahua
- Laguna del Diario
- Laguna del Sauce
- Las Cumbres
- Los Ceibos
- Los Corchos
- Maldonado
- Pinares-Las Delicias
- Portezuelo
- Punta Ballena
Constituencies[edit]
According to the Decree of the Departmental Board of Maldonado N° 3909 of 2 December 2004, the following electoral series and constituencies were ordered:[5]
- DAA: Centro
- DAC: Los Ceibos
- DAD: Punta Ballena
- DAE: Pinares
- DAF: Cerro Pelado
- DAG: Hipódromo
- DAH: Maldonado Nuevo
- DAI: El Jagüel
- DAJ: Las Delicias
Authorities[edit]
The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.
| N° | Mayor | Party | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Carlos Bayeto | Broad Front | 9 July 2010 | 8 July 2015 | Elected Mayor [6] Councilors: María Cristina Olivera (FA), Lucía Dotti (FA), Jesús Bentancur (PN) and Héctor Adolfo Varela (PN). |
| 2 | Dina Fernández Chaves | National Party | 9 July 2015 | 2020 | Elected Mayor [1] Councilors: Gualberto Hernández (PN), Mario Scasso Burghi (PN), Luis Huelmo (FA) and Mario Alfaro Mendoza (FA). |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país" (in Spanish). 180.com.uy. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Ley Nº 18.653" (in Spanish). Poder Legislativo de Uruguay. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Intendencia Departamental de Maldonado: Mapas de los municipios" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Junta Departamental de Maldonado: Decreto 3862" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Junta Departamental de Maldonado: Decreto 3909" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Vairo, D.; Pereyra, J. (2011). "Del resultado incierto a la victoria contundente. Un examen de las elecciones departamentales y municipales 2010 en Maldonado". In Cardarello, Antonio; Magri, Altaïr (eds.). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres. Elecciones Departamentales y Municipales 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Ciencia Política. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.