Santa Rosa is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
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City & Municipality
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Santa Rosa
Location in Uruguay
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| Coordinates: 34°30′0″S 56°2′0″W / 34.50000°S 56.03333°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Canelones |
| Population
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3,727 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
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90500
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| Dial plan | +598 4313 (+4 digits) |
Santa Rosa is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
Geography
editLocation
editThe city is located on Km. 51 of Route 6, only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northeast of its intersection with Route 11 and 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Canelones, the capital city of the department. Other nearby towns are: San Bautista 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) to the northeast, San Antonio 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the northwest, San Jacinto 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) to the east and Sauce 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the south.
History
editPopulation
editAccording to the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 3,727.[3] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 7,749 for the municipality during the elections.[4]
| Year | Population |
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| 1908 | 4,881 |
| 1963 | 2,440 |
| 1975 | 2,726 |
| 1985 | 2,808 |
| 1996 | 3,263 |
| 2004 | 3,660 |
| 2011 | 3,727 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]
Places of worship
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ley Nº 14.081". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1972. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ↑ "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ Parroquia Santa Rosa de Lima (in Spanish)
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