Joaquín Suárez (town)

Joaquín Suárez is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Joaquín Suárez
Village
Joaquín Suárez
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°44′0″S 56°2′0″W
Country Uruguay
DepartmentCanelones Department
Founded1882
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,570
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
91200
Dial plan+598 2 (+7 digits)

Suárez is also the name of the municipality to which the village belongs.

Location

The village is located on the intersection of Routes 84 and 74, northeast of Toledo and southwest of Pando. Sauce lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north. They are all considered parts of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.

History

It is named after Joaquín Suárez, President of Uruguay from 1843 to 1852. The foundation of a town (Villa) in this place was approved by Decree of 21 July 1866. It was founded on 15 October 1882 by Francisco Piria. It was declared a "Pueblo" (village) on 2 October 1929 by the Act of Ley Nº 8.482.[1]

Places of worship
  • Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Roman Catholic, Dominican Sisters of the Presentation)

Population

In 2011 Joaquín Suárez had a population of 6,570.[2][3]

Location map of the Municipality of Suárez
YearPopulation
19081,425
19632,357
19753,458
19854,175
19965,173
20046,214
20116,570

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

References
  1. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.


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