Estación Atlántida

Estación Atlántida is a northern suburb of the city Atlántida in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Estación Atlántida
Suburb of Atlántida
Church of Estación Atlántida
Estación Atlántida
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°45′0″S 55°46′0″W
Country Uruguay
DepartmentCanelones Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,274
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
16000
Dial plan+598 437 (+5 digits)

Location

The suburb is located on Route 11, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. The railroad track that connects Montevideo with the city of Rocha passes from this place.

Population

In 2011 Estación Atlántida had a population of 2,274.[1][2]

YearPopulation
19631,659
19751,843
19852,007
19962,297
20042,358
20112,274

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

Places of worship
  • Parish Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholic), a wonderful architectural landmark of modernist architecture, built in 1958-60 by Eladio Dieste.[4]

References
  1. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. "1963–1996 Statistics / E" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. Ching, Frank; Jarzombek, Mark; Prakash, Vikramaditya (2007). A global history of architecture. J. Wiley & Sons. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-471-26892-5. Retrieved 30 May 2011.


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