Las Piedras (which means "The Stones") is a suburb of Bella Unión 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

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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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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