Santa Rosa, Uruguay
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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.
Geography
=Location=
The city is located on Km. 51 of Route 6, only {{convert|1|km}} northeast of its intersection with Route 11 and {{convert|24|km}} east of Canelones, the capital city of the department. Other nearby towns are: San Bautista {{convert|10.5|km}} to the northeast, San Antonio {{convert|8|km}} to the northwest, San Jacinto {{convert|18.5|km}} to the east and Sauce {{convert|18|km}} to the south.
History
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.{{cite web |url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=14081 |title= Ley Nº 14.081 |publisher= República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |date=1972 |access-date=9 September 2012}}
Population
According to the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 3,727.{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Canelones/P_3_CAN.xls |title=Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones |date=2012 |publisher=INE |access-date=25 August 2012}} In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 7,749 for the municipality during the elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39|title=ELECCIONES - Canelones|publisher=El Observador|access-date=2 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024255/http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39|archive-date=12 March 2012}}
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! Year | Population |
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| 1908 | 4,881 |
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| 1963 | 2,440 |
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| 1975 | 2,726 |
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| 1985 | 2,808 |
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| 1996 | 3,263 |
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| 2004 | 3,660 |
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| 2011 | 3,727 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf |title=Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) |publisher=INE |date=2012 |format=PDF |access-date=9 September 2012}}
Places of worship
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Santa Rosa, Canelones}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010043827/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/03_UYCA/Localidades/A3H_03526%20Santa%20Rosa.pdf INE map of Santa Rosa]
{{Canelones Department}}
Category:Populated places in the Canelones Department
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