Capurro is a populated centre in
San José Department
San José Department () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo. It borders Colonia Department to the west, Flores Department to the north and the departments of Florida, Canelones and Montevideo to the east. Its southern ...
of southern
Uruguay
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.
Geography
It is located between Routes 77 and 78, west of
Santa Lucía (of
Canelones Department
The Departamento de Canelones (; ) is one of the 19 Uruguayan departments. With an area of and 608,956 inhabitants at the 2023 Census, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Ciudad de la Costa is the largest city by ...
) and southeast of the department capital
San José de Mayo
San José de Mayo (; ''Mayo'' ) is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay.
Geography
The city is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. T ...
. Its nearest populated centre is 18 de Julio (Pueblo Nuevo), to the east.
Population
In 2011 Capurro had a population of 517.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
Places of worship
*
Christ the Redeemer Parish Church (
Roman Catholic
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)
References
External links
INE map of Capurro
Populated places in the San José Department
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