Juan Lacaze
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Coordinates: 34 ° 26 ′ S , 57 ° 27 ′ W Juan Lacaze on the map of Uruguay
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| Country |
 Uruguay
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| Department | Colonia | |
| Residents | 12,816 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 70001 | |
| City Presidency | Dario Burgman | |
Juan Lacaze is a city in southern Uruguay .
geography
The city lies in the territory of the Department of Colonia in its sector 14 . Juan Lacaze is located on the coast of the Río de la Plata east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento and southwest of Colonia Cosmopolita . The distance to the eastern state capital Montevideo is almost 150 km. The port of Juan Lacaze is near the mouth of the Arroyo Sauce . A few kilometers east of the city is the mouth of the Río Rosario . The Cañada de Blanco stream also runs through the urban area .
history
On May 8, 1953 Juan Lacaze was raised to the status of a Ciudad (city) by the legal regulation of the Ley 11,934 . The city's name is derived from Juan Luis Lacaze .
Infrastructure
traffic
Juan Lacaze is on Ruta 54 .
Sports
The football club Deportivo Colonia is based in Juan Lacaze .
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Juan Lacaze is Darío Burgman .
Residents
With a population of 12,816 (as of 2011), of which 6,193 are male and 6,623 female, it is the third largest city in the department.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 11,019 |
| 1975 | 11,595 |
| 1985 | 12,574 |
| 1996 | 12,988 |
| 2004 | 13,196 |
| 2011 | 12,816 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
sons and daughters of the town
- Federico Andueza (born 1997), football player
- Rafael Aranda (* 1992), football player
- Fabrizio Buschiazzo (* 1996), football player
- José Carbajal ( el Sabalero ) (1943-2010), singer
- Ernesto Chevantón (* 1980), football player
- Alvaro Clavell , soccer player
- Alberto Couriel , politician
- Germán Hornos (* 1982), football player
- Osvaldo Laport , actor
- Alfonso J. Ponte
- Cristian Rodríguez (* 1985), football player
- Julio Rodríguez (* 1977), football player
- Obdulio Trasante (* 1960), football player
- Ignacio Velázquez (* 1994), football player
Web links
- Official site of the city
- Information about the city on www.guiacolonia.com.uy
- City map by Juan Lacaze (PDF; 128 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Códigos Postales del Interior
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 48 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 as an xls file
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay (PDF; 494 kB)