Rocha (city)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 29 ′ S , 54 ° 20 ′ W Rocha on the map of Uruguay
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| Country |
 Uruguay
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| Department | Rocha | |
| City foundation | 1793 | |
| Residents | 25,422 (2011) | |
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| height | 27 m | |
| Post Code | 27000 | |
| prefix | +047 | |
Rocha is the capital of the Rocha department of the same name in southeast Uruguay .
geography
The city is located in the southern part of the Rocha Department in its Sector 1 and Sector 7 . On the western outskirts of the city, the Arroyo Rocha meets the Arroyo de los Rocha in the far northwest of Rocha . In the western part of the city, there is also the right-hand tributary Honda . With the del Ejido , a smaller tributary of the Arroyo de las Conchas passes through the city in the east . The towns of La Riviera and Puerto de los Botes and the Laguna de Rocha are just a few kilometers south of the city .
history
The first settlers to settle in Rocha were Spanish emigrants from the Asturias region . Rocha was founded on November 23, 1793 under the name Nuestra Señora de los Remedios de Rocha . On January 10, 1894, Rocha was given the status of a Ciudad (city) by the legal regulation of Ley 2.252 .
environment
The Rocha region is home to most of the country's protected areas and also the largest. Two of the natural parks in Rocha are protected by the program for the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development of the Eastern Wetlands (el Programa de Conservación de la Biodiversidad y Desarrollo Sustentable en los Humedales del Este - PROBIDES).
Most of the country's bird species nest in the Rocha region and around 60% of the other animal species can also be found here. There is also a large population of black-necked swans in the world.
economy
Rice cultivation is an important source of income in Rocha. The wetlands are ideal for growing this plant and offer the residents of the communities many jobs. Tourism is also important.
Infrastructure
traffic
Route 9 and Route 15 cross in the city .
Sports
Rocha is home to the football club Rocha Fútbol Club , which currently plays in Uruguay's second-highest division, the Segunda División .
Residents
Rocha had 25,422 inhabitants at the 2011 census, of which 12,600 were men and 13,362 women.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 19,457 |
| 1975 | 21,502 |
| 1985 | 24,013 |
| 1996 | 26,017 |
| 2004 | 25,538 |
| 2011 | 25,422 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
sons and daughters of the town
- Miguel Balaguer (1906–1985), Bishop of Tacuarembó
- Santiago Barboza (* 1989), football player
- Sebastián Cal (born 1997), football player
- Pedro Cardoso (* 1975), football player
- Gladys Castelvecchi (1922–2008), writer
- Alberto Demicheli (1896–1980), politician
- Eduardo Dieste , writer
- Fabricio Fernández (* 1993), football player
- Guillermo Fratta (* 1995), football player
- Álvaro García (* 1984), football player
- Gonzalo González (born 1993), football player
- Angelo Lamanna (* 1980), soccer player
- Alberto Martínez (1950–2009), football player
- Denís Milar (* 1952), football player
- Carlos Julio Pereyra (1922-2020), politician
- Rodrigo Sanguinetti (* 1988), football player
- Jesús Toscanini (* 1987), football player
- Pedro Vaz (1963–2012), politician
- Constancio C. Vigil , writer
Web links
- Rocha data from Falling Rain Genomics
- City map of Rocha (PDF; 232 kB)
- Photo of the Rocha train station