Solís de Mataojo is a small town in the southwest edge of the
Lavalleja Department of southern
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 ...
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Location
The town is located on
Km. 83 of
Route 8. The stream
Arroyo Solís Grande
Arroyo often refers to:
* Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek
Arroyo may also refer to:
People
* Arroyo (surname)
Places United States
;California
* Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California
* Arro ...
flows along the southeast limits of the town.
History
It was created as a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 12 August 1874.
[ Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) category on 15 October 1963 by decree Ley N° 13.167.
]
Population
In 2011, Solís de Mataojo had a population of 2,825.
Places of worship
* Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Church (Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
)
Notable people
* Eduardo Fabini, composer and musician
* Manuel Espínola Gómez, painter
* Juan Capagorry, illustrator and writer
References
External links
INE map of Solís de Mataojo
Populated places in the Lavalleja Department
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