Rosario (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 19 ′ S , 57 ° 21 ′ W Rosario on the map of Uruguay
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Colonia | |
| City foundation | 1775 by Benito Herosa | |
| Residents | 9311 (2004) | |
| Detailed data | ||
| height | 18 m | |
| Post Code | 70200 | |
| prefix | +052 | |
| City Presidency | Daniel Dibot | |
Rosario , also known as Villa del Rosario , Rosario Oriental or Rosario del Colla is a city in southern Uruguay .
geography
location
It is located in the south-eastern part of the Colonia department in sector 3 . The distance to the eastern state capital Montevideo is approx. 130 km. About 60 km west of Rosario is Colonia del Sacramento , the capital of the department. The towns of Nueva Helvecia (northeast) and Colonia Valdense (southeast), as well as the villages of Paraje Minuano (southwest), La Paz (southeast) and Barker (northwest) are in the vicinity . The Río Rosario also flows to the east of the city area, which is 18 m above sea level .
Natural resources
Black granite deposits exist in the Rosario area .
history
Rosario was founded by Benito Herosa on January 24th, 1775 and is therefore the only city of Spanish origin in the department of Colonia. On August 17, 1920, it became legal under the Ley No. 7,257 classified as Ciudad (city).
Infrastructure
education
With the Liceo de Rosario "Agustín Urbano Indart Curutchet" founded in 1933, Rosario has a secondary school ( Liceo ).
media
The city has an open channel (Canal 8) and two local radio stations (Radio FM 89.9 MHz).
traffic
Rosario is close to Ruta 1 , while Ruta 102 runs through the city.
Residents
The city had 9,311 inhabitants in 2004.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 7,771 |
| 1975 | 8,292 |
| 1985 | 8,879 |
| 1996 | 9,428 |
| 2004 | 9,311 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Rosario is Daniel Dibot .
sons and daughters of the town
- Juan Ahuntchaín (* 1952), football player and coach
- Diego Benítez (* 1988), football player
- Gastón Brugman (* 1992), football player
- Fredy Clavijo (* 1955), football player
- Rodolfo Collazo (* 1983), rower
- Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal (* 1947), bishop
- Darlyn Gayol (born 1964), football player and coach
- Diego Godín (* 1986), football player
- Ruperto Long , politician
- Joaquín Vergés (* 1992), football player
- Fabio Zerpa , ufologist
Web links
- La Microrregión del Rosario (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Códigos Postales del Interior
- ↑ Data on www.fallingrain.com
- ^ Prof. Ulises Rubens Grub : Atlas geografico de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo 1980, p. 35
- ↑ Liceos del Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 7.3 MB), accessed on February 29, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 (PDF; 494 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 1963–1996 (DOC; 57 kB)
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )