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Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department.
Juan Lacaze | |
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City | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Juan Lacaze Location within Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′52″S 57°26′54″W / 34.43111°S 57.44833°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Colonia |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 12,816 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 70001 |
| Dial plan | +598 4586 (+4 digits) |
Geography
editThe city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, 43 kilometres (27 mi) (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Montevideo, the country's capital.
Juan Lacaze has coasts over the Río de la Plata basin. The Arroyo Sauce (or Arroyo del Minuano) flows west of the city and the mouth of Rosario River is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east.
History
editOn 15 March 1920, the populated area situated at the "Puerto del Sauce" was declared as "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.433. On 17 August 1920 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257 and finally elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 May 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.934.[1]
Population
editAccording to the 2011 census, Juan Lacaze had a population of 12,816.[2]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 11,204 |
| 1975 | 11,595 |
| 1985 | 12,574 |
| 1996 | 12,988 |
| 2004 | 13,196 |
| 2011 | 12,816 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
Places of worship
editGovernment
editThe city mayor (alcalde) as of November 2020 is Arturo Bentancor.[4]
Sports
editDeportivo Colonia has its headquarters in Juan Lacaze.
Notable people
edit- José Carbajal, musician.
- Javier Chevantón, footballer.
- Osvaldo Laport, actor.
- Cristian Rodríguez, footballer.
- Obdulio Trasante, footballer.
- Fernando Troche, guitarist.
- Julio Rodríguez,footballer.
- Martin Nusspaumer, Opera Singer
References
edit- ^ "LEY N° 11.934". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1953. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Colonia". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Juan Lacaze's official website (in Spanish)
- Information about the city at www.guiacolonia.com.uy (in Spanish)
- INE map of Juan Lacaze and Arrivillaga
- Juan Lacaze's News (in Spanish)
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