San Antonio, Canelones
Appearance
San Antonio | |
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Village | |
![]() Marcelino-Moreira street, San Antonio, Canelones | |
Coordinates: 34°27′0″S 56°5′0″W / 34.45000°S 56.08333°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Canelones Department |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,489 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 90002 |
Dial plan | +598 4313 (+4 digits) |
San Antonio is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
San Antonio is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.
Location
[edit]The village is located on Km.55 of Route 33, 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of its intersection with Route 81.
History
[edit]Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 14 November 1875.[1]
Population
[edit]In 2011 San Antonio had a population of 1,489.[2] The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 3,552 for the municipality.[3]
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Year | Population |
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1908 | 2,919 |
1963 | 899 |
1975 | 1,120 |
1985 | 1,106 |
1996 | 1,293 |
2004 | 1,434 |
2011 | 1,489 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]
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Notable people
[edit]- José Arbío, football player.
- Yamandú Orsi, politician.
Places of worship
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Municipio de San Antonio". Comuna Canaria / Dpto. de Canelones. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
External links
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