Canelones () is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. Its name is derived from a species of cinnamon, which is called "canelón", growing along the banks of the homonymous river. Since 2010, the city is also the seat of the

municipality of Canelones Canelones is a Uruguayan municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The ter ...

Location

The city is located on

Route 5 Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries: International * AH5, Asian Highway 5 * European route E05 * European route E005 Argentina * National Route 5 (Argentina), National Route 5 Australia New South Wales * ...

about North of

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

and on its intersection with Route 64. It lies on the west bank of the river Arroyo Canelón Chico.

History

It was founded on 24 April 1783 under the name "Villa Guadalupe". It became capital of one of the nine earlier Departments of the Republic. The railroad arrived here in 1874, while in 1908 National Route 5 from

was inaugurated. On 23 March 1916, it was renamed to "Canelones" and its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.400.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Canelones had a population of 19,865. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had recorded a population of 25,961 for the municipality during the elections. While Canelones is the capital of the department of the same name, it has a considerably smaller population compared with two other cities in the department, Ciudad de la Costa and Las Piedras. MunCanCanelones

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

Economic activity

The city and the department have numerous small to large vineyards and wineries. In 1987 the cold-storage facility "Frigorífico Canelones" was founded, which ever since became the principal industry of the city.

Government and infrastructure

The civil aviation agency of the country, National Civil Aviation and Aviation Infrastructure Direction (DINACIA), has its headquarters in Canelones.

Places of worship

* Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe ( Roman Catholic)

Noted local people

* Diego Lugano, captain of the Uruguay national football team * Pablo Gabriel García, football player for PAOK F.C. *

Matías Vecino Matías Vecino Falero (born 24 August 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Uruguay national team. Club career Early career Vecino started his profession ...

, footballer * Facundo Peraza (born July 27, 1992), footballer * Robert Siboldi, Former football player and former manager of Santos Laguna * Sebastián Rodríguez (born 1992), footballer * Andrea Trujillo, Director of Nursing, Perfect Survey Champion

Sister Cities

* Asunción, Paraguay

References

External links

INE map of Canelones, Paso Espinosa and Paso Palomeque
{{Authority control Populated places in the Canelones Department Populated places established in 1782 1782 establishments in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata