Editing Montevideo, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Montevideo is in a double river valley where the [[Minnesota River|Minnesota]] and [[Chippewa River (Minnesota)|Chippewa]] [[river]]s converge, about {{convert|140|mi|km}} west of [[Minneapolis]], at the junction of U.S. Highways [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|59]] and [[U.S. Route 212 in Minnesota|212]] with Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 7|7]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 29|29]].

The surrounding topography is dominated by farmland and prairies, as well as river valleys with many scenic overlooks and small [[Hill|bluffs]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|4.85|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>