Villa María is a small village (''caserío'') in the
San José Department
San José Department () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo. It borders Colonia Department to the west, Flores Department to the north and the departments of Florida, Canelones and Montevideo to the east. Its southern l ...
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 ...
.
Geography
It is located on
km.71 of
Route 3, north of its junction with
Route 1 and northeast of
Rafael Perazza (by secondary road). Route 3 connects it to the department capital,
San José de Mayo
San José de Mayo () is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay.
Location and geography
The city is located at the centre of the state, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. The r ...
, to the north, as well as to the capitals or main cities of other departments.
Population
In 2011 Villa María had a population of 620.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
References
External links
INE map of Villa Maria
Populated places in the San José Department
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