Plácido Rosas is a village or populated centre in the

Cerro Largo Department Cerro Largo Department () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo. It is located in the east of the country, bordering Brazil to its northeast with Yaguaron River as the natural border, Treinta y Tres Department to its south, Durazno D ...

of eastern

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 ...

Location

It is located on the north bank of

Río Tacuarí Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

, near the bridge Paso del Dragóneast, over which Route 18 crosses the river. The railroad track Montevideo - Nico Pérez - Río Branco passes through the village.

Population

In 2011 Plácido Rosas had a population of 415. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Plácido Rosas
Populated places in the Cerro Largo Department {{CerroLargo-geo-stub