Coronado is a village in the

Artigas Department Artigas Department (, ) is the northernmost Departments of Uruguay, department of Uruguay, located in its northwestern region. Its capital is the city of Artigas, Uruguay, Artigas, which borders on the Brazilian city of Quaraí. Artigas Department ...

of northern

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of 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 A ...

. Its name comes from Hipólito Coronado (1840–1876). Its main activity is horticultural production.

Geography

The village is located on the shores of the

Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( ; ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La Mesopotamia from the other two countr ...

and shares borders with the south part of

Bella Unión Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay. History The original settlement was founded on 13 May 1829 under the name "Santa Rosa". It was started by Fructuoso Rivera, who played a prominent role in the early histo ...

, forming a rural suburb of the city.

History

Coronado was established in 1885 with Campodónico and Franqui.

Population

In 2011 Coronado had a population of 438. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Bella Unión, Coronado, Las Piedras and Portones de Hierro y Campodónico
Populated places in the Artigas Department {{artigas-geo-stub