Cerrillos or Los Cerrillos is a very small city in the west part of the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Cerrillos
Los Cerrillos | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
 Central square of Cerrillos | |
  Cerrillos Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′25″S 56°21′30″W / 34.60694°S 56.35833°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Canelones |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 2,508 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 90001 |
| Dial plan | +598 433 (+5 digits) |
| Website | http://www.loscerrillos.com.uy/ |
Cerrillos is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It was created on 15 March 2010 by the Act of Ley Nº 18.653.[1] It comprises the electoral districts CCA and CEB of Canelones department. The localities Campo Militar, Sofía Santos, Las Brujas and Parador Tajes are parts of this municipality.
Geography
editLocation
editThe city is located on the intersection of Route 36 with Route 46, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of the city of Canelones and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north west of the centre of Montevideo.
History
editIt was founded on 3 August 1896. On 5 July 1907, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 3.188,[2] and on 23 October 1958 to "Villa" by the Act of Ley N° 12.581.[3] Finally, on 20 July 1971, it received the status of "Ciudad" (city) by decree N° Ley 13.990.[4]
Population
editIn 2011 Cerrillos had a population of 2,508.[5] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones estimated a population of 7,369 for the municipality during the elections.[6]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 5,010 |
| 1963 | 1,185 |
| 1975 | 1,601 |
| 1985 | 1,763 |
| 1996 | 1,916 |
| 2004 | 2,080 |
| 2011 | 2,508 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]
Places of worship
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ley Nº 18.653". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "LEY N° 12.581". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1958. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "LEY N° 13.990". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1971. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ San Miguel Arcángel (in Spanish)
External links
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- Official website Archived 2020-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- INE map of Cerrillos
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