Barrio López Benítez is a small western suburb of the city of
Melo in the
Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department () is a Departments of Uruguay, department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo, Uruguay, Melo. It is located in the east of the country, bordering Brazil to its northeast with Rio Yaguaron, Yaguaron River as the natural border, ...
of eastern
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of 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 the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
.
Geography
It is located on Ruta 26, about west of the ''barrio''
Hipódromo and west of the city. The stream Arroyo Conventos flows a small distance to the east of the suburb.
Population
In 2011 Barrio López Benítez had a population of 522.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
References
External links
INE map of Melo, Hipódromo, Barrio López Benítez and Barrio La Vinchuca
Populated places in the Cerro Largo Department
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