Cañada Nieto is a village in the

Soriano Department Soriano () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes. It is located on the west of the country, south of Río Negro Department, north of Colonia Department and west of Flores Department. Its western border is the Río Uruguay, sepa ...

of southwestern

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

The village is located on Route 96, southeast from Dolores and northwest of its intersection with Route 19.

History

On 22 September 1954 its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.137.

Population

In 2011 Cañada Nieto had a population of 430. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Cañada Nieto
Populated places in the Soriano Department {{Soriano-geo-stub