Santa Rosa is a small city 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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. Santa Rosa is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.

Geography

Location

The city is located on Km. 51 of Route 6, only northeast of its intersection with Route 11 and east of Canelones, the capital city of the department. Other nearby towns are:

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to the northeast,

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to the northwest, San Jacinto to the east and

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to the south.

History

It was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 19 August 1879. On 15 May 1925 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837, and then on 29 August 1972 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.081.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 3,727. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 7,749 for the municipality during the elections. MunCanStRosa

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

Places of worship

* St. Rose of Lima Parish Church (

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)Parroquia Santa Rosa de Lima

References

External links

INE map of Santa Rosa
Populated places in the Canelones Department {{Canelones-geo-stub