| Official Name: | Juan Lacaze |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 12816 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.4311°N -57.4483°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 70001 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4586 (+4 digits) |
Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department.
The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and west of Montevideo, the country's capital.
Juan Lacaze has coasts over the Río de la Plata basin. The Arroyo Sauce (or Arroyo del Minuano) flows west of the city and the mouth of Rosario River is about to the east.
On 15 March 1920, the populated area situated at the "Puerto del Sauce" was declared as "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.433. On 17 August 1920 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257 and finally elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 May 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.934.[1]
According to the 2011 census, Juan Lacaze had a population of 12,816.[2]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 11,204 | |
| 1975 | 11,595 | |
| 1985 | 12,574 | |
| 1996 | 12,988 | |
| 2004 | 13,196 | |
| 2011 | 12,816 |
The city mayor (alcalde) as of November 2020 is Arturo Bentancor.[4]
Deportivo Colonia has its headquarters in Juan Lacaze.