Joaquín Suárez is a village in the

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of southern

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. (Suárez is also the name of the municipality to which the village belongs.) It is at the intersection of Routes 84 and 74, northeast of

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and southwest of Pando.

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is about to the north. The villages are all considered parts of the wider metropolitan area of

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History

Joaquín Suárez is named after the president of Uruguay from 1843–1852. The creation of a ''villa'' (town) in the area was approved by decree on 21 July 1866; it was founded on 15 October 1882 by Francisco Piria. It was declared a ''pueblo'' (village) on 2 October 1929 by the Act of Ley Nº 8.482.

Places of worship

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(

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, Dominican Sisters of the Presentation)

Population

In 2011 Joaquín Suárez had a population of 6,570. MunCanSuarez

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

References

External links

INE map of Villa Crespo y San Andrés, Toledo, Fracc.Camino del Andaluz y R.84, Joaquín Suárez, Fracc.sobre Ruta 74, Villa San José, Villa San Felipe, Villa Hadita, Seis Hermanos and Villa Porvenir
Populated places in the Canelones Department {{Canelones-geo-stub