▁hum id ▁subt rop ical ▁climate ▁( C fa ), ▁cons olid ating ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁Population ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁M ald on ado ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 2 , 5 9 0 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Int endencia ▁Depart am net al ▁de ▁M ald on ado , ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁M ald on ado ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 0 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁▁▁ ▁Source : ▁Instituto ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Estad ística ▁de ▁Uruguay ▁ ▁Main ▁s ights ▁Rem ark able ▁s ights ▁in ▁M ald on ado ▁include : ▁ ▁San ▁Fernando ▁de ▁M ald on ado ▁C athedral , ▁a ▁ne oc lass ic ▁c athedral ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁Cu art el ▁de ▁Drag ones ▁( The ▁Drag o ons ' ▁Bar ra cks ), ▁a ▁Spanish ▁g arrison ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁Torre ▁del ▁V ig ia ▁( mean ing ▁" t ower ▁of ▁vig il ance " ▁or , ▁more ▁simply , ▁" watch t ower "), ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Rafael ▁Pérez ▁del ▁Puerto ; ▁its ▁function ▁was ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁entrance ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁of ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁any ▁ship ▁to ▁the ▁Río ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ata ▁El ▁Pu ente ▁de ▁la ▁Bar ra , ▁a ▁str