Barrio López Benítez is a small western suburb of the city of Melo in the Cerro Largo Department

Cerro Largo Department

Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.-History:During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil war occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco party...

 of eastern 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...

. It is located on Ruta 26, about 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) west of the barrio Hipódromo

Hipódromo

Hipódromo is a barrio of Melo, the capital of Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 7, west of the city. The stream Arroyo Conventos flows between this barrio and the city...

and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city. The stream Arroyo Conventos flows a small distance to the east of the suburb.

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 413.

Year	Population
1996	195
2004	413

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Barrio López Benítez