Santa Catalina, Uruguay
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Santa Catalina is a small town in the Soriano Department
of western Uruguay
. It is located on Route 2
, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Cardona
and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of José Enrique Rodó. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes passes through the town.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Soriano Department
Soriano is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 84,563 people and 26,105 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...
of western 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 Route 2
Route 2 (Uruguay)
Route 2 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Grito de Asencio. It connects Fray Bentos with Rosario. The road is approximately in length.-References:...
, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Cardona
Cardona, Uruguay
Cardona is a city in the Soriano Department, in southwestern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Colonia Department and it forms a unified population centre together with Florencio Sánchez, which is across the border and belongs to Colonia Department...
and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of José Enrique Rodó. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes passes through the town.
Population
In 2004, Santa Catalina had a population of 1,053.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 840 |
| 1975 | 884 |
| 1985 | 882 |
| 1996 | 929 |
| 2004 | 1,053 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay