San Luis al Medio

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San Luis al Medio
Village
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San Luis al Medio
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°36′15″S53°43′5″W / 33.60417°S 53.71806°W / -33.60417; -53.71806 Coordinates: 33°36′15″S53°43′5″W / 33.60417°S 53.71806°W / -33.60417; -53.71806
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Rocha Department
Population
(2011)
  Total598
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
27301
Dial plan +598 4474 (+4 digits)
Climate Cfa

San Luis al Medio is a village in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Rocha Department Place in Uruguay

Rocha is a department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, while to its northeast Laguna Merín forms part of its border with Brazil and at the south end of the lake it also borders the southernmost end of Brazil, with the city of Chuy "shared" between both countries, the border passing through its main commercial avenue.

Uruguay republic in South America

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 kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.

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Location

The village is located on Route 19, about 29 kilometres (18 mi) west-northwest of Chuy. The river Río San Luis flows north and west of the town.

Chuy City in Rocha, Uruguay

Chuy is a city in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, 340 kilometres (211 mi) northeast of Montevideo. It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chuí only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by the Arroyo Chuy (stream) to the east. Chuy's population is currently 9,675 residents as of 2011.

History

On 3 November 1952, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.876. [1]

Population

In 2011 San Luis al Medio had a population of 598. [2]

YearPopulation
1963387
1975401
1985505
1996578
2004702
2011598

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [3]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Ley Nº 11.876". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. "Censos 2011 Rocha (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.