San Luis, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:San Luis
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:1878
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.7667°N -55.5833°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:16300
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4378 (+4 digits)

San Luis is a village and resort of Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Geography

Location

The village is located on Km. 63 of the Ruta Interbalnearia. It borders with the resorts Los Titanes to the east and Guazú - Virá to the west, with Arroyo del Bagre as the natural border with the later.

History

On 15 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167.[1]

Population

In 2011 San Luis had a population of 1,878.[2]

Year Population
1963 363
1975 509
1985 648
1996 1,180
2004 1,224
2011 1,878
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEY N° 13.167 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1963 . 9 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150216210424/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13167 . 16 February 2015 .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 9 September 2012.