Rodríguez is a small town (villa) in the San José Department

San José Department

San José Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 103,104 people and 33,063 households in the department. The average household size was 3.0...

 of southern Uruguay

Uruguay

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. It is located on Route 45, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of its intersection with Route 11

Route 11 (Uruguay)

Route 11 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name José Batlle y Ordóñez. It connects Atlántida to Ecilda Paullier.-References:...

, and about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) west-northwest of Santa Lucía

Santa Lucía, Uruguay

Santa Lucía is a city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 11 with Route 63, about northwest of...

 of Canelones Department

Canelones Department

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. The railroad track Montevideo - San José - Colonia passes through this town. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 14 June 1960 by decree Ley No. 12.733.

Population

In 2004, Rodríguez had a population of 2,561.

Year	Population
1963	1,294
1975	1,577
1985	2,035
1996	2,354
2004	2,561

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Rodríguez