Barker is a small village located in the Colonia Department

Colonia Department

Colonia is a departamento in southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second oldest city.-Economy:The region is the main producer of dairy products in Uruguay...

 of southwestern Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

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Location and population

Barker is located along Route 54. Its nearest populated places are Rosario

Rosario, Uruguay

Rosario , also known as Rosario Oriental, Villa del Rosario, or Rosario del Colla, is a small city located within the Colonia Department, in southern Uruguay. It is located on the south end of Route 2, about north of its intersection with Route 1...

, to the southeast and Tarariras

Tarariras

Tarariras, also known as Joaquín Suárez, is a town in the south of the Colonia Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 50 with Route 22, about north of the later's junction with Route 1, which is east-northeast of Colonia del Sacramento, the capital city of the...

, to the west. Near the town it is the stream Arroyo Minuano and the hills Cuchilla del Minuano and Cuchilla del Colla.

According to the 2004 census, Barker had a population of 91.

Year	Population
1963	171
1975	113
1985	91
1996	68
2004	91

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• Map of Barker (PDF; 73 kB)
• Barker, Uruguay