Pando is a city in Canelones Department

Canelones Department

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 of Uruguay

Uruguay

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

Montevideo

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. It is located on Route 8

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, about 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) northeast of Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

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

History

Pando was founded in 1780. Its status was elevated to "City" category on 5 August 1920 by decree Ley No. 7.252.

Population

In 2004, it had a population of 24,004.

Year	Population
1963	12,111
1975	16,406
1985	19,795
1996	23,384
2004	24,004

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• Official site of Pando
• Intendencia Municipal de Canelones
• INE map of Pando