Santa Lucia ( Spanish: Santa Lucía ) is a city in the south of Uruguay , in the far west of the Canelones department.
| Santa lucia | |
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| Spanish Santa lucía | |
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| A country |  Uruguay |
| The Department | Canelones |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC − 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 16 742 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +598 433 |
| Postcode | 90700 |
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Geography
It is located about 60 km northwest of the country's capital, the city of Montevideo and 15 km from the city of Canelones , at the intersection of roads No. 11 and No. 63. The Santa Lucia River , which gave it the name, flows through the northwestern tip of the city.
History
Santa Lucia was founded in 1782 with the name Villa San San Juan Bautista. June 15, 1925 received the status of a city ( Ciudad ) [1] .
Population
According to 2011 data, the city population is 16,742 people [2] .
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 12 647 |
| 1975 | 14,079 |
| 1985 | 14 951 |
| 1996 | 16,764 |
| 2004 | 16 475 |
| 2011 | 16 742 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [1]
Famous Natives
- Soilo Saldombide - outstanding Uruguayan football player, Olympic champion 1924, 2-time champion of South America, world champion 1930
- Eugenio Figuiredo - Uruguayan football functionary, President of the Football Association of Uruguay (1997-2006), 10th President of CONMEBOL (since 2013)
- Jose Cancela - Uruguayan footballer
- Angelo Paleso - Uruguayan footballer
- Walter Santoro - Uruguayan Politician
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) (PDF). INE (2012). Date of treatment September 9, 2012. Archived November 5, 2012.
- ↑ Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . INE (2012). Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived November 23, 2012.