Juanicó

Juanicó
Town
Juanicó is located in Uruguay
Juanicó
Juanicó
Location within Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°36′0″S 56°15′0″W / 34.60000°S 56.25000°W / -34.60000; -56.25000
Country Uruguay
DepartmentCanelones
MunicipalityCanelones
Founded byFrancisco Juanicó
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,305
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
90400
Dial plan+598 433 (+5 digits)

Juanicó is a small industrial town located 35 km north of Montevideo, within the Canelones Department, Uruguay.

Location

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The town is located just east of Route 5, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the city of Canelones. The railroad tracks Montevideo - 25 de Agosto pass through the town.

History

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The town owes its current denomination to Francisco Juanicó, who, in 1830, finished with cattle raising. He then built up a winery who enabled him to produce high-quality wine, mainly due to the favorable conditions of the land.[1]

On 19 November 2002, the status of the populated centre was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 17.587.[2]

Population

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In 2011 Juanicó had a population of 1,305.[3][4]

Year Population
1963 550
1975 662
1985 664
1996 662
2004 1,256
2011 1,305

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[5]

Places of worship

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References

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  1. ^ History of Juanicó Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Ley Nº 17.587". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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