San Carlos (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 48 ′ S , 54 ° 56 ′ W San Carlos on the map of Uruguay
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Maldonado | |
| City foundation | 1763 | |
| Residents | 27,471 (2011) | |
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| height | 2 m | |
| Post Code | 20400 | |
| prefix | 042 | |
| City Presidency | Gregorio Quintana | |
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San Carlos is a city in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the south of the Maldonado department in sector 2 . It is located about 15 kilometers from the city of Maldonado .
history
The place was founded in 1763 by the Spanish governor Pedro Antonio de Cevallos as part of the colonization of the continent, also to prevent Portuguese colonization of the region. The city is named after the then Spanish King Charles III. named in the Spanish spelling Carlos. On December 18, 1929, San Carlos was placed in the Ciudad category by Law No. 8559.
Infrastructure
education
San Carlos has two secondary schools ( Liceo ). These are the June 1 in 1921 under the name Colegio Carolino de Enseñanza Secundaria founded Liceo Nº 1 de San Carlos "Presbítero Dr. Mariano Soler" and the Liceo Nº 2 de San Carlos "Luis Barrios Tassano" (date: 1995).
Residents
According to the statistics of 2011, San Carlos had 27,471 inhabitants, of which 13,161 were men and 14,310 were women.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 13,664 |
| 1975 | 16,925 |
| 1985 | 19,877 |
| 1996 | 24,030 |
| 2004 | 24,771 |
| 2011 | 27,471 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of San Carlos is Gregorio Quintana .
sons and daughters of the town
- Agustín Arigón (born 1991), football player
- Ventura Barrios (1896–1952), politician and publisher
- Pilar Barrios (1899–1974), politician and publisher
- Gustavo Beyhaut (1924–2011), historian
- Gabriel Costa (* 1990), football player
- Gabriel López (* 1983), football player
- Hernán Menosse (* 1987), football player
- Richard Pérez (* 1973), football player
- Maximiliano Sigales (* 1993), football player
- Roberto Eduardo Sosa (1935–2008), football player
Web links
- INE city map (PDF; 141 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Códigos Postales del Interior , accessed February 26, 2012
- ↑ Liceos del Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 7.3 MB), accessed on February 29, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data ( memento of September 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 27, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 127 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay (PDF; 636 kB)
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )