Municipality of Maldonado

Municipality of Maldonado
Municipio de Maldonado
Municipality
Municipality of Maldonado
Map of the Municipality of Maldonado
Location of the municipality of Maldonado within the department of Maldonado and Uruguay.
Country Uruguay
DepartmentMaldonado
Founded15 March 2010
SeatMaldonado
Government
 • MayorDina Fernández Chaves (PN) [1]
Area
 • Total
192 km2 (74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
105,000
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3
Postal code
20000, 20003, 20005
ConstituenciesDAA, DAC, DAD, DAE, DAF, DAG, DAH, DAI and DAJ.
Websitehttp://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

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:

Constituencies

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

The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.

Mayors by period
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

  1. ^ a b "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país" (in Spanish). 180.com.uy. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Ley Nº 18.653" (in Spanish). Poder Legislativo de Uruguay. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Intendencia Departamental de Maldonado: Mapas de los municipios" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Junta Departamental de Maldonado: Decreto 3862" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Junta Departamental de Maldonado: Decreto 3909" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ 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.