Pan de Azúcar, Uruguay

Pan de Azúcar
City Municipality
Street view of Pan de Azúcar
Pan de Azúcar
Coordinates: 34°48′0″S 55°13′0″W / 34.80000°S 55.21667°W / -34.80000; -55.21667
Country Uruguay
Department Maldonado
Founded1874
Founded byFélix de Lizarza
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2011 Census)
  Total
6,597
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
20300
Dial plan+598 443 (+5 digits)
ClimateCfa

Pan de Azúcar is a city in the southwest of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. It takes its name from a nearby hill (Cerro Pan de Azúcar, actually located in the neighbouring municipality of Piriápolis), topped by a huge cross.

Pan de Azúcar is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It includes the zones: Pan de Azúcar, Gerona, Kilómetro 110, Nueva Carrara, Puntas de Pan de Azúcar, Laguna del Sauce, Laguna de los Cisnes.