Barker () is a small village located in the

Colonia Department Colonia () is a department of southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second oldest city. Weather Colonia has an annual average temperature of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F). In winter it has an average temperat ...

of southwestern

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 ...

Geography

Barker is located along Route 54. Its nearest populated places are

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...

, to the southeast and

Tarariras Tarariras, is a small city in the south of the Colonia Department of southern Uruguay. Geography The city is located on the junction of Route 50 with Route 22, about north of the later's junction with Route 1, which is east-northeast of Colon ...

, to the west. Near the town it is the stream Arroyo Minuano and the hills Cuchilla del Minuano and Cuchilla del Colla.

History

Barker was originally established as a small British settlement in Uruguay.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Barker had a population of 158. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

Map of Barker

Populated places in the Colonia Department {{Colonia-geo-stub