Official Name: | Las Piedras |
Settlement Type: | Suburb of Bella Unión |
Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uruguay |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Artigas Department |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2771 |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -30.2333°N -57.5833°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 55100 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 4779 (+4 digits) |
Las Piedras (which means "The Stones") is a suburb of Bella Unión in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.
Las Piedras, Franquia and Cuareim are located on a protruding part of land between Uruguay River and the mouth of Río Cuareim, where the international boundaries of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil meet.
The suburb is located on Route 3 and borders the urban area of the city to the south, suburb Franquia to the north and suburb Cuareim to the west.
In 2011 it had a population of 2,771.[1]
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
1963 | 216 | |
1975 | 738 | |
1985 | 1,253 | |
1996 | 2,099 | |
2004 | 2,164 | |
2011 | 2,771 |