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Santa Rosa, Uruguay
Santa Rosa is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Santa Rosa is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. Geography Location The city is located on Km. 51 of Route 6, only northeast of its intersection with Route 11 and east of Canelones, the capital city of the department. Other nearby towns are: San Bautista to the northeast, San Antonio to the northwest, San Jacinto to the east and Sauce to the south. 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, and then on 29 August 1972 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.081. Population According to the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 3,727. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 7,749 for the municipality during the elections. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * St. Rose o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Uruguay
Uruguay consists of 19 departments (''departamentos''). Each department has a legislature called a Departmental Board. The ''Intendente'' is the department's chief executive. History The first division of the Republic into six departments occurred on 27 January 1816. In February of the same year, two more departments were formed, and in 1828 one more was added. When the First Constitution was signed in 1830, there were nine departments. These were the departments of Montevideo, Maldonado, Canelones, San José, Colonia, Soriano, Paysandú, Durazno and Cerro Largo. At that time, the department of Paysandú occupied all the territory north of the Río Negro, which included the current departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 June 1837 a new division of Uruguay was made and this northern territory was divided in three parts by the creation of the departments of Salto and Tacuarembó. At the same time the department of Minas (which was even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone Numbers In Uruguay
Uruguay's calling code is +598. Since 2010, national long distance calling was eliminated, thus there are no area codes in each city. Landline telephony ANTEL (Spanish abbreviation for National Administration of Telecommunications) is Uruguay's state-owned company for telecommunications. Previously in Uruguay, phone numbers used to have between 4 and 7 digits. To make a local phone call, you only had to dial those digits. To make a call between two cities from different departments, you had to dial zero, plus area code, plus phone number. As from August 29, 2010, all phone numbers have 8 digits, according to the new National Numbering Plan. Zero prior to area code was eliminated. Therefore, to make a call to any city in the country you have to dial 8 digits. This plan was implemented by URSEC (Spanish abbreviation for Regulator Unit of Services of Communications). National Numbering Plan Montevideo and metropolitan area In the Metropolitan area of Montevideo, all nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canelones Department
The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Geography and climate Neighbouring departments are Maldonado and Lavalleja to the East, Florida to the North, San José to the West, and Montevideo to the South. Part of the southern border is formed by the Río de la Plata. It is the second smallest department of the country after that of Montevideo, but the second largest in population. Located in the humid templated region, the average temperature is low compared to that of the rest of the country (around 15 °C), as are the levels of precipitation (up to 2,000 mm yearly, on average). By area Canelones Department is the second smallest of Uruguay's 19 departments. Topography and hydrography Canelones Department, is characterized by flat lands and absence of relief (as most parts of Uruguay), with sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilometre Zero
In many countries, kilometre zero (also written ''km 0'') or similar terms in other languages (also known as zero mile marker, zero milepost, control stations or control points) denote a particular location (usually in the nation's capital city) from which distances are traditionally measured, this is also used for measuring distances between different countries around the world. Historically, they were markers where drivers could set their odometers to follow the directions in early guide books. One such marker is the Milliarium Aureum ("Golden Milestone") of the Roman Empire, believed to be the literal origin for the maxim that " all roads lead to Rome". Countries Argentina Argentina marks kilometre zero with a monolith in Plaza Congreso in Buenos Aires. The work of the brothers Máximo and José Fioravanti, the structure was placed on the north side of Plaza Lorea on October 2, 1935; it was moved to its present location on May 18, 1944. An image of Our Lady of Luján (hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 6 (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. The distance notation along Route 6 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo. The only cities apart from Montevideo it connects with are San Ramón in Canelones Department and Sarandí del Yí in Durazno Department. North of Canelones, Route 6 passes mostly through sparsely populated areas and connects with few small towns and villages. South end Its extension in Montevideo is Avenida de las Instrucciones, which splits into Route 33 and Route 6 in Toledo Chico, just before the border with Canelones Department. Destinations and junctions These are the populated places Route 6 passes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 11 (Uruguay)
Route 11 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name José Batlle y Ordóñez; and in the last stretch it bears the name Ing. Eladio Dieste. It connects Atlántida to Ecilda Paullier Ecilda Paullier is a small town in the San José Department of southern Uruguay. Geography The town is located in the west part of the department, on Route 1, at the junction with Route 11, northwest of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Cufré .... References Roads in Uruguay {{Uruguay-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Location The city is located on Route 5 about North of Montevideo and on its intersection with Route 64. It lies on the west bank of the river Arroyo Canelón Chico. History It was founded on 24 April 1783 under the name "Villa Guadalupe". It became capital of one of the nine earlier Departments of the Republic. The railroad arrived here in 1874, while in 1908 National Route 5 from Montevideo was inaugurated. On 23 March 1916, it was renamed to "Canelones" and its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.400. Population According to the 2011 census, Canelones had a population of 19,865. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had recorded a population of 25,961 for the municipality during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Bautista
San Bautista is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. San Bautista is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. Location The city is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 81, about north of the centre of Montevideo. 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. Its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 June 1993 by the Act of Ley Nº 16.380. Population In 2011 San Bautista had a population of 1,973. The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 4,045 for the municipality. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * St. John the Baptist Parish Church (Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio, Canelones
San Antonio is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. San Antonio is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs. Location The village is located on Kilometre Zero#Uruguay, Km.55 of Route 33, south of its intersection with Route 81. History Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 14 November 1875. Population In 2011 San Antonio had a population of 1,489. The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 3,552 for the municipality. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Notable people * José Arbío, football player. * Yamandú Orsi, politician. Places of worship * San Antonio de Padua, San Antonio, Canelones, St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church (Roman Catholic) References External links INE map of San Antonio Populated places in the Canelones Department {{Canelones-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto, Uruguay
San Jacinto is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay, and is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. Geography Location The city is located on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 11, about northeast of the centre of Montevideo. History On 20 June 1901, its status was elevated to "pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 2.700. On 27 June 1951 it was further elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.689. Finally, on 26 November 1976, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.605. Population According to the 2011 census, San Jacinto had a population of 4,510. In 2010 the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 7,052 for the municipality during the elections. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * St. Hyacinth Parish Church (Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauce, Uruguay
Sauce is a small city and municipality in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Geography Location The city is located on Km. 36 of Route 6 and its intersection with Routes 67, 86 and 107. It is part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Sauce flows along the east and the south limits of the city, and also through the park Parque Artigas. History It was founded on 12 October 1851. On 29 September 1915 it was declared a "pueblo" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.336, and on 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "villa" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837. On 18 June 1973 its status was further elevated to "ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.138. Population According to the 2011 census, Sauce had a population of 6,132. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 12,041 for the municipality during the elections. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * Parish Church of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
