Cerrillos, Uruguay

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
Country Uruguay
Department Canelones
Founded1896
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total2,508
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
90001
Dial plan+598 433 (+5 digits)
Websitehttp://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.

Location

The 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

It 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

In 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]

Location map of the Municipality of Cerrillos
YearPopulation
19085,010
19631,185
19751,601
19851,763
19961,916
20042,080
20112,508

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

Places of worship
  • Church of St. Michael Archangel (Roman Catholic)[7]

References
  1. "Ley Nº 18.653". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. "LEY N° 12.581". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1958. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. "LEY N° 13.990". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1971. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  5. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  7. San Miguel Arcángel (in Spanish)


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