Las Piedras (which means "The Stones") is a suburb 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 ...

in the

Artigas Department Artigas Department ( es, Departamento de Artigas, ) is the northernmost department of Uruguay, located in its northwestern region. Its capital is the city of Artigas, which borders on the Brazilian city of Quaraí. Artigas Department has an area ...

of northern

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Geography

Las Piedras, Franquia and Cuareim are located on a protruding part of land between Uruguay River and the mouth of Río Cuareim, where the international boundaries of

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and

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meet. The suburb is located on Route 3 and borders the urban area of the city to the south, suburb Franquia to the north and suburb Cuareim to the west.

Population

In 2011 it had a population of 2,771. 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