San Antonio is a village in the

Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Geography and climate Neighbou ...

of southern

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. San Antonio is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.

Location

The village is located on Km.55 of Route 33, south of its intersection with Route 81.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 14 November 1875.

Population

In 2011 San Antonio had a population of 1,489. The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 3,552 for the municipality. MunCanSanAnt

Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Notable people

* José Arbío, football player. * Yamandú Orsi, politician.

Places of worship

* St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church (

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)

References

External links

INE map of San Antonio
Populated places in the Canelones Department {{Canelones-geo-stub