Santa Rosa, Uruguay

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Santa Rosa
City & Municipality
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Santa Rosa
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°30′0″S56°2′0″W / 34.50000°S 56.03333°W / -34.50000; -56.03333 Coordinates: 34°30′0″S56°2′0″W / 34.50000°S 56.03333°W / -34.50000; -56.03333
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Flag of Canelones Department.svg  Canelones
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total3,727
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
90500
Dial plan +598 4313 (+4 digits)

Santa Rosa is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

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

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Santa Rosa is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.

Location

The city is located on Km. 51 of Route 6, only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northeast of its intersection with Route 11 and 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Canelones, the capital city of the department. Other nearby towns are: San Bautista 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) to the northeast, San Antonio 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the northwest, San Jacinto 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) to the east and Sauce 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the south.

Route 6 (Uruguay) highway in Uruguay

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.

Route 11 (Uruguay) highway in Uruguay

Route 11 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name José Batlle y Ordóñez. It connects Atlántida to Ecilda Paullier.

Canelones, Uruguay Capital city & Municipality in Canelones, Uruguay

Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. Its name is derived from a species of cinnamon, which is called "canelón", growing along the banks of the homonymous river. Since 2010, the city is also the seat of the municipality of Canelones.

History

It was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 19 August 1879. On 15 May 1925 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837, [1] and then on 29 August 1972 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.081. [2]

Population

According to the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 3,727. [3] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 7,749 for the municipality during the elections. [4]

Location map of the Municipality of Santa Rosa MunCanStRosa.svg
Location map of the Municipality of Santa Rosa
YearPopulation
19084,881
19632,440
19752,726
19852,808
19963,263
20043,660
20113,727

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ley Nº 14.081". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1972. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Parroquia Santa Rosa de Lima (in Spanish)


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