San Bautista
Encyclopedia
San Bautista is a town in the Canelones Department
of southern Uruguay
. It is located on the intersection of Route 6
with Route 81, about 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) north of the centre of Montevideo
. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 20 June 1901 by decree Ley No. 2.699.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Canelones Department
The Canelones Department , with an area of and 485,240 inhabitants, is located to the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.-Geography and climate:...
of southern 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 the intersection of Route 6
Route 6 (Uruguay)
Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil...
with Route 81, about 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) north of the centre of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 20 June 1901 by decree Ley No. 2.699.
Population
In 2004, San Bautista had a population of 1,880.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,750 |
| 1975 | 1,454 |
| 1985 | 1,555 |
| 1996 | 1,685 |
| 2004 | 1,880 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay