Barros Blancos Explained

Official Name:Barros Blancos
Other Name:Juan Antonio Artigas
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Population As Of:2011 Census
Population Total:31650
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.7542°N -56.0042°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:91001
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 2 (+7 digits)

Barros Blancos is a city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. In 1976, it had been renamed to Juan Antonio Artigas, after commanding officer Juan Antonio Artigas, grandfather of the national hero José Gervasio Artigas, but the old name was reinstated in 2007.

Barros Blancos is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes the two fragments of Camino Maldonado and some surrounding rural areas.

Geography

The city is located on Route 8, northeast by road from Montevideo, on the road to Pando, also north of Colonia Nicolich and southwest of Toledo and Joaquín Suárez. It forms a southwestern extension of the urban area of Pando. They all belong to the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.

History

The land developed, immersed in a large rural area without electricity services, water or telephone. Local economic activity was linked to meat canning, and numerous sawmills, warehouses, brick kilns and barns grew up in the area.

The first school in the area was established in 1925, and by the mid-1940s public services became available. Factories, shops, and sports centres and clubs were established. In the mid-twentieth century a population explosion occurred due to the presence of industry which resulted in jobs, with many families buying modest homes in the area.

On 15 October 1963, Barros Blancos was elevated to the category of "Villa" (town).[1] On 25 June 1976, Barros Blancos was renamed "Juan Antonio Artigas" in honor of the grandfather of the hero José Gervasio Artigas, by the Act of Ley Nº 14.538.[2] On 13 December 2006, it was declared a city with the same name by the Act of Ley Nº 16.670.[3] However, on 11 June 2007 its name was changed back to "Barros Blancos" by the Act of Ley Nº 18.136.[4]

Places of worship

Population

According to the 2011 census, Barros Blancos had a population of 31,650*.[5] [6] In 2010 the Intendencia de Canelones had recorded a population of 28,610 for the municipality during the elections.[7]

Year Population
1963 5,324
1975 8,311
1985 10,585
1996 13,464
2004 13,553
2011 31,650*
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pintos, Aníbal Barrios. Canelones, su proyección en la historia nacional. 7 June 2011. 1981. Intendencia Municipal de Canelones. 524.
  2. Web site: Ley Nº 14.538 . https://archive.today/20130421214103/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=14538 . dead . 2013-04-21 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1976 . 6 September 2012 .
  3. Web site: LEY Nº 16.670 . https://archive.today/20130421185522/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=16670 . dead . 2013-04-21 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1994 . 6 September 2012 .
  4. Web site: Ley Nº 18.136 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 2007 . 6 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727001246/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18136 . 27 July 2011 .
  5. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012.
  6. Web site: Censos 2011 Canelones (needs flash plugin) . 2012 . INE . 28 August 2012.
  7. Web site: ELECCIONES - Canelones . . 2 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024255/http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39 . 12 March 2012 .
  8. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) (see also "Juan Antonio Artigas") . INE . 2012 . PDF . 6 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323054815/http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/329/3h%20-%20Hobbys%20Yards%20Heritage%20Items.pdf.aspx . 23 March 2015 .