Miguelete or Colonia Miguelete is a village in the

Colonia Department Colonia () is a department of southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second-oldest city. Geography Climate Colonia has an annual average temperature of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F). In winter it has an averag ...

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

It is located on Route 106, a small distance south of its intersection with Route 54, about north-northeast of the department capital

Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento (; ) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and the capital of the Colonia Department. As of the 2023 census, it has a populatio ...

History

Miguelete was founded on 27 March 1909. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category on 8 November 1942 por Ley No. 10.113. There is a nearby creek of the same name.

Population

In 2011 Miguelete had a population of 999. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Famous people

Santiago Urrutia Santiago Urrutia Lausarot (born 30 August 1996) is a Uruguayan racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Cup, driving for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co. He formerly competed in Indy Lights, and was the 2015 Pro Mazda series ch ...

, race driver

References

External links

INE map of Miguelete
{{colonia-geo-stub Populated places in the Colonia Department