Santa Lucía (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 27 ′ S , 56 ° 24 ′ W Santa Lucía on the map of Uruguay
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| Country |
 Uruguay
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| Department | Canelones | |
| City foundation | December 19, 1782 | |
| Residents | 16,742 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 90700 | |
| City Presidency | Raúl Estramil | |
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Santa Lucía is a city in southern Uruguay .
geography
location
The city of Santa Lucía, located on the river of the same name , is located in the department Canelones about 50 km northwest of the capital Montevideo .
Natural resources
There are petroleum deposits in Santa Lucía .
history
The city was founded in 1782 under the name Villa San Juan Bautista . On June 15, 1925, Law No. 7,837 put them in the “Ciudad” category.
Residents
Santa Lucía has 16,742 inhabitants. (Status 2011)
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 12,633 |
| 1975 | 14,079 |
| 1985 | 14,951 |
| 1996 | 16,764 |
| 2004 | 16,475 |
| 2011 | 16,742 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Santa Lucía is Raúl Estramil ( Frente Amplio ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Clemente Estable (1894-1976)
- Julio César Bonino (1947–2017), Bishop of Tacuarembó
- Enrique Báez (* 1966), football player
- José Cancela (* 1976), football player
- José Cortaberría (* 1990), football player
- Román Cuello (born 1977), football player
- Fabricio Ferrari (* 1985), cyclist
Others
Santa Lucía was the location of the Argentine film El Faro in 1997 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Prof. Ulises Rubens Grub : Atlas geografico de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo 1980, p. 35
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on October 31, 2013
- ↑ 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; 617 kB)
- ↑ "ALCALDES Y CONCEJALES ELECTOS EN CANELONES" on the Internet news portal "Hoy Canelones" ( Memento from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Biography of Clemente Estable on espaciolatino.com
- ↑ Information about the city on alluruguay.com (English)