Solymar
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Coordinates: 34 ° 50 ′ S , 55 ° 58 ′ W Solymar on the map of Uruguay
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| Department | Canelones | |
| Residents | 18,573 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 15005 | |
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Solymar is a seaside resort in southern Uruguay and part of the Ciudad de la Costa .
geography
Solymar is located in the department of Canelones in sector 37 on the coast of the Río de la Plata . The seaside resort has now merged into the Ciudad de la Costa . In the west, Solymar borders on El Bosque , in the hinterland on Lagomar . The distance from Solymars to the city center of the western capital Montevideo is about 24 kilometers.
Infrastructure
education
Solymar has two secondary schools ( Liceo ). These are Liceo Nº 1 de Solymar , founded on March 21, 1972, and Liceo Nº 2 de Solymar, which started teaching on March 9, 1992 .
Culture
The Museo del Pan (German: Bread Museum) is located in Solymar .
traffic
The Ruta Interbalnearia touches the city in the north.
Residents
The city has 18,573 inhabitants. (Status 2011)
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 542 |
| 1975 | 3,527 |
| 1985 | 6,607 |
| 1996 | 13,942 |
| 2004 | 15,908 |
| 2011 | 18,573 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
sons and daughters of the town
- Diego Rossi (* 1998), football player
Web links
- City map of Solymar (PDF; 239 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Códigos Postales del Interior
- ↑ Liceos del Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 7.3 MB), accessed on February 29, 2012
- ↑ 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 from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay as an xls file