Municipality of Canelones explained

Canelones
Native Name Lang:	es
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Coordinates:	-34.5167°N -56.2833°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:	Department
Subdivision Name1:	Canelones
Seat:	Canelones
Population Total:	27338
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Demonym:	canario/a
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	226
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Mabel Curbelo

Canelones is a Uruguayan municipality located in the department of Canelones. Its seat is the city of Canelones.

Location

The municipality is located in the central-western region of the department of Canelones, south of the creek Canelón Grande.

Populated places in the municipality of Canelones

• Canelones (department capital and municipality seat)
• Juanicó
• Barrio Remanso
• Parada Cabrera
• Villa Arejo
• Paso Palomeque
• Paso Espinosa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Intendencia de Canelones. Municipios de Canelones, Base de Datos. Spanish. 28 January 2014. zip. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202172458/http://imcanelones.gub.uy/recursos/descargas/materiales_municipios/Informe.zip. 2 February 2014. dead.