Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in 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 ...
, within 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 ...
.
Geography
The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, (by road) east of the city of
Colonia del Sacramento
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, and west of
Montevideo, the country's capital.
Juan Lacaze has coasts over the
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ...
basin. The Arroyo Sauce (or Arroyo del Minuano) flows west of the city and the mouth of Rosario River is about to the east.
History
On 15 March 1920, the populated area situated at the "Puerto del Sauce" was declared as "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.433. On 17 August 1920 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257 and finally elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 May 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.934.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Juan Lacaze had a population of 12,816.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
Places of worship
*
St. Joseph the Worker and St. John Bosco (
Roman Catholic
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,
Salesians of Don Bosco
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)
Government
The city mayor (''
alcalde'') as of November 2020 is Arturo Bentancor.
"MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website
Sports
Deportivo Colonia has its headquarters in Juan Lacaze.
Notable people
* José Carbajal, musician.
* Javier Chevantón, footballer.
* Osvaldo Laport
Rubens Osvaldo Jesús Udaquiola Laport (born August 12, 1956, in Juan Lacaze, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan- Argentine actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In 2000, he earned Martín Fierro Award for his portrayal in television comedy ''Campeones de ...
, actor.
* Cristian Rodríguez
Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti (; born 30 September 1985) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left winger for Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes.
Having received the nickname ''Cebolla'' (onion) from his Peñarol days, from his father, ...
, footballer.
* Obdulio Trasante, footballer.
* Fernando Troche, guitarist.
* Julio Rodríguez, footballer.
References
External links
Juan Lacaze's official website
INE map of Juan Lacaze and Arrivillaga
Juan Lacaze's News
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Populated places in the Colonia Department
Populated coastal places in Uruguay