Santiago Vázquez is a village at the western limits of
Montevideo Department
Montevideo () is a department (''departamento'') of Uruguay.
It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the departme ...
in
Uruguay
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.
Geography
It is located at the mouth of the river
Río Santa Lucía towards the
Río de la Plata
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, from the
centre of Montevideo.
History
It was given this name by a decree of 1912, in honor of a politician and co-founder of the Constitution of 1830. It was declared a "Pueblo" by decree Ley Nº 4.049 on 1 July 1912.
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Population
In 2004, Santiago Vázquez had a population of 1,482 inhabitants.
Features
It is surrounded by an ecologically important natural environment consisting of coasts, beaches and hills. It has a natural port which is part of the river delta and includes 25.000 hectares of wetlands. During the first half of the 20th century the village was converted into a touristic centre, marked by the construction of the "Hotel de la Barra", the boat races, the yacht club and the parks "Parque Segunda República Española" and Parque Lecocq.
Santiago Vázquez is also known as "La Barra", from the rotary iron bridge of British construction which along with the modern bridge of Ruta 1, join Montevideo with the San José Department.
Places of worship
* Parish Church of Our Lady of the Guard and St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Silvestre Ochoa 434 (Roman Catholic
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)
See also
*Paso de la Arena
Paso de la Arena, also known by the composite name Paso de la Arena–Los Bulevares–Rincón del Cerro–Santiago Vázquez is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Lezica, Lezica–Melilla and Conc ...
References
External links
Intendencia de Montevideo/Local development
(Spanish)
Club Alemán de Remo Monevideo
(Spanish)
INE map of Santiago Vázquez
Barrios of Montevideo
Populated places in the Montevideo Department
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