South AmericaUruguayRío Negro Department
Fray Bentos
Río Negro Department, Uruguay · South America
About Fray Bentos
Fray Bentos sits on the route: 25 minutes from Gualeguaychú.
Fray Bentos is in Río Negro Department, Uruguay, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gualeguaychú, about 23 km away.
Fray Bentos (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾaj ˈβentos]) is the capital city of the Río Negro Department, in south-western Uruguay, at the Argentina-Uruguay border, near the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú. Its port on the Uruguay River is one of the nation's most important harbours. The city hosts the first campus of theRead more
Technological University, beside the historically relevant industrial complex Anglo, a World Heritage Site, however, the Port is mainly famous for giving the name to the world renowned Fray Bentos pies.
One of the biggest pulp mills in the world is situated close to Fray Bentos and the Libertador General San Martín Bridge; it was the center of the largest political dispute between Uruguay and Argentina during the 21st century.
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Fray Bentos is in Río Negro Department, Uruguay, about 23 km from Gualeguaychú.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 23,279
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Uruguay
- Region
- Río Negro Department
- Timezone
- America/Montevideo
- Coordinates
- -33.1165, -58.3107
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