Rosario, Uruguay

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Rosario
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Rosario
Location within Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°18′50″S57°21′09″W / 34.31389°S 57.35250°W / -34.31389; -57.35250
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Flag of Colonia Department.svg  Colonia
Founded1775
Founded byBenito Herosa
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total10,085
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
70200
Dial plan +598 455 (+5 digits)

Rosario, also known as Rosario Oriental, Villa del Rosario, or Rosario del Colla, is a small city located within the Colonia Department, in southern Uruguay. It is home to about 10,000 people.

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Geography

It is located on the south end of Route 2, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of its intersection with Route 1 (at kilometre 130 of the later). It is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) (by road) west of Nueva Helvecia and 51 kilometres (32 mi) east-northeast of the department capital city Colonia del Sacramento.

The stream Arroyo Colla flows along the north and northeastern limits of the city, while at the southeast edge of the city, it flows into the river Río Rosario.[ citation needed ]


History

The city was founded on 24 January 1775 by Benito Herosa. The place soon became notorious for having witnessed a series of battles during the struggle for independence from Spain in 1811.[ citation needed ]

Rosario's first inhabitant is believed to have been Pascual de Chena, an amerindian of Colla descent. Today, a square and a brook are named after him. Even the alternative name of the city, Rosario del Colla, makes reference to this fact.

Even before the Independence of Uruguay, Rosario had received the status of "Villa" (town). Its status was elevated to "City" category on 17 August 1920 by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257. [1]

Population

In 2011 Rosario had a population of 10,085. [2]

YearPopulation
190810,682
19637,705
19758,292
19858,879
19969,428
20049,311
201110,085*

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [1]
* In the census of 2011, the population of the small hamlet Pastoreo (465 inh. in 2004) has been incorporated to the censual area of Rosario.

Places of worship

Government

The city mayor as of July 2010 is Daniel Dibot. [3]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Colonia". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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