San Ramón is a small city in the north of

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 ...

, in southern

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. San Ramón is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.

Geography

It is situated on the south bank of

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, which is the border with

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and south of the hill Cuchilla del Chamizo. The stream Arroyo Pilatos flows south of the city.

Location

The city is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 12 and Route 63, about north of the centre of

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and south of the village

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. The town Tala lies to the east-southeast. The railroad track Montevideo - Melo / Río Branco (to Brazil) passes through the city.

History

San Ramón was founded as a "(village) in 1867, and on 11 July 1910, its status was elevated to "Villa" town (pueblo) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.643. On 26 June 1953, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.952.

Population

In 2011 San Ramón had a population of 7,133. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 8,123 for the municipality during the elections. MunCanSnRamon

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

Places of worship

* St. Raymond Nonnatus Parish Church (

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)

Government

The city mayor as of July 2010 is Beatríz Lamas.

References

External links

Map of San Ramón
Populated places in the Canelones Department {{Canelones-geo-stub