Rosario ( Spanish: Rosario ) is a city in the southwestern part of Uruguay , in the southeast of the Colony department.
| Rosario | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Rosario | |
 | |
| A country |  Uruguay |
| The Department | The colony |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 18 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 10 085 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +598 455 |
| Postcode | 70200 |
Content
Geography
It is located about 14 km west of the city of Nueva Elvesia , 51 km northeast of the administrative center of the department - the city of Colonia del Sacramento and 130 km northwest of the country's capital, Montevideo . The city is located on highway No. 2, 2 km north of its intersection with national highway No. 1. Along the northern and northeastern extremities of Rosario, the Kolya River flows, which flows into the Rosario River on the southeastern outskirts of the city. The absolute height is 18 meters above sea level [1] .
History
The city was founded on January 24, 1775. August 17, 1920 received the status of a city ( ciudad ) [2] .
Population
According to 2011 data, the city population is 10,085 people [3] .
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 10 682 |
| 1963 | 7705 |
| 1975 | 8292 |
| 1985 | 8879 |
| 1996 | 9428 |
| 2004 | 9311 |
| 2011 | 10 085 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [2]
Famous Persons
- Diego Godin - Uruguayan footballer
Notes
- ↑ Rosario, Uruguay Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment May 16, 2013. Archived May 21, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (PDF). INE (2012). Date of treatment September 3, 2012. Archived November 5, 2012.
- ↑ Censos 2011 Cuadros Colonia . INE (2012). Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived November 21, 2012.