San Antonio, Canelones Explained

Official Name:San Antonio
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Canelones Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1489
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.45°N -56.0833°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:90002
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+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

The village is located on Km.55 of Route 33, south of its intersection with Route 81.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 14 November 1875.

Population

In 2011 San Antonio had a population of 1,489.[1] The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 3,552 for the municipality.[2]

Year Population
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[3]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Municipio de San Antonio. Comuna Canaria / Dpto. de Canelones . 27 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 9 September 2012.