San Bautista

San Bautista
San Bautista
	City & Municipality
	San Bautista Location in Uruguay
	Coordinates: 34°26′25″S55°57′35″W / 34.44028°S 55.95972°W Coordinates: 34°26′25″S55°57′35″W / 34.44028°S 55.95972°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Population (2011 Census)
• Total	1,973
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	90604
Dial plan	+598 4313 (+4 digits)

Last updated October 31, 2019

San Bautista is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

The Departamento de Canelones , with an area of 4,536 km² (1,751 sq mi) and 518,154 inhabitants, is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometers (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.

Location

The city is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 81, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of the centre of Montevideo.

Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil. The road is approximately 428 kilometres long till Vichadero.

Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 in an area of 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi). The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.

History

According to the Act of Ley Nº 388, on 28 June 1854 it was holding the status of "Villa" (town). On 20 June 1901, it was given the status of "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 2.699.^[1] Its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 June 1993 by the Act of Ley Nº 16.380.^[2]

Population

In 2011 San Bautista had a population of 1,973.^[3] The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 4,045 for the municipality.^[4]

Location map of the Municipality of San Bautista MunCanSBaut.svg — Location map of the Municipality of San Bautista

Year	Population
1908	4,051
1963	1,750
1975	1,454
1985	1,555
1996	1,685
2004	1,880
2011	1,973

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[1]

Places of worship

St. John the Baptist Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

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References

1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
↑ "Ley Nº 16.380". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1993. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Municipio de San Bautista". Comuna Canaria / Dpto. de Canelones. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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[stats-1] 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[2] "Ley Nº 16.380". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1993. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[3] "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[4] "Municipio de San Bautista". Comuna Canaria / Dpto. de Canelones. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

v t e Canelones Department of Uruguay
Capital: Canelones
Towns and villages	18 de Mayo Aguas Corrientes Atlántida Barrio Cópola Barrio La Lucha Barros Blancos Canelones Castellanos Cerrillos City Golf Ciudad de la Costa Colonia Nicolich Costa Azul Costa y Guillamón Dr. Francisco Soca El Dorado Empalme Olmos Estación Atlántida Estanque de Pando Jardines de Pando Joaquín Suárez Juanicó La Floresta La Paz Las Piedras Las Toscas Marindia Migues Montes Neptunia Pando Parque del Plata Paso Carrasco Progreso Salinas San Antonio San Bautista San Jacinto San Luis San Ramón Santa Lucía Santa Rosa Sauce Seis Hermanos Tala Toledo Totoral del Sauce Villa Aeroparque Villa Argentina Villa Crespo y San Andrés Villa El Tato Villa Felicidad Villa San José
Resorts of the Ciudad de la Costa	El Pinar Lomas de Solymar Solymar Parque Carrasco Lagomar San José de Carrasco Barra de Carrasco Shangrilá Colinas de Solymar El Bosque
Sights	Bridge of the Americas Carrasco Airport Lago Calcagno Costa de Oro El Águila Hotel Planeta Palace Iglesia Estación Atlántida Parque Roosevelt Paso de las Toscas

San Bautista
City & Municipality
San Bautista Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°26′25″S55°57′35″W / 34.44028°S 55.95972°W / -34.44028; -55.95972 Coordinates: 34°26′25″S55°57′35″W / 34.44028°S 55.95972°W / -34.44028; -55.95972
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Population (2011 Census)
• Total	1,973
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	90604
Dial plan	+598 4313 (+4 digits)