Nueva Helvecia

Nueva Helvecia
Coordinates: 34 ° 17 ′ S , 57 ° 14 ′ W Nueva Helvecia on the map of Uruguay	Nueva Helvecia
	Nueva Helvecia
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Colonia
City foundation	1862
Residents	10,630 (2011)
	City insignia
Detailed data
height	23 m
Post Code	70201
prefix	+055
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Maria De Lima
	Plaza de los Fundadores

Nueva Helvecia (formerly known as Colonia Suiza ) is a city in southern Uruguay .

geography

It is located in the south-eastern part of the Colonia department near Ruta 1. The distance to the eastern state capital Montevideo is 120 km. In the southwest is the neighboring town of Colonia Valdense . About 70 km west of Nueva Helvecia is Colonia del Sacramento , the capital of the department.

Residents

The population of the city was 10,630 at the 2011 census, of which 5,042 were male and 5,588 were female

year	Residents
1963	7,686
1975	8,587
1985	8,768
1996	9,650
2004	10,002
2011	10,630

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

history

Nueva Helvecia was founded on April 25, 1862 by Swiss immigrants, as well as those of German, French and Austrian origin. On December 11, 1952, Nueva Helvecia was classified in the Ciudad category by Law No 11,892.

City administration

Mayoress ( Alcalde ) of Nueva Helvecia is María De Lima .

sons and daughters of the town

Rodrigo Bentancur (born 1997), football player
Lucas De Olivera (* 1996), football player
Cristian Malán (* 1992), football player
Gonzalo Malán (* 1988), football player
Carlos Moreira (* 1947), politician
Nibia Sabalsagaray (1949–1974), literature professor, victim of the military dictatorship in Uruguay 1973–1985
Carlos Santucho (* 1985), football player
Horacio Troche (1936-2014), football player
Damián Waller (* 1997), football player
Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano (* 1953), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Tacuarembó
Walter Zimmer (* 1945), politician