| Official Name: | Santa Rosa |
| Settlement Type: | City & Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 3727 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.5°N -56.0333°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 90500 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4313 (+4 digits) |
Santa Rosa is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Santa Rosa is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
The city is located on Km. 51 of Route 6, only northeast of its intersection with Route 11 and east of Canelones, the capital city of the department. Other nearby towns are: San Bautista to the northeast, San Antonio to the northwest, San Jacinto to the east and Sauce to the south.
It was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 19 August 1879. On 15 May 1925 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837, and then on 29 August 1972 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.081.[1]
According to the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 3,727.[2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 7,749 for the municipality during the elections.[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 4,881 | |
| 1963 | 2,440 | |
| 1975 | 2,726 | |
| 1985 | 2,808 | |
| 1996 | 3,263 | |
| 2004 | 3,660 | |
| 2011 | 3,727 |