Juanicó is a small industrial town located 35 km north of Montevideo, within the Canelones Department, Uruguay.
Location
The town is located just east of Route 5, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the city of Canelones. The railroad tracks Montevideo - 25 de Agosto pass through the town.
History
The town owes its current denomination to Francisco Juanicó, who, in 1830, finished with cattle raising. He then built up a winery who enabled him to produce high-quality wine, mainly due to the favorable conditions of the land.[1]
On 19 November 2002, the status of the populated centre was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 17.587.[2]
Population
In 2011 Juanicó had a population of 1,305.[3][4]
Year | Population |
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1963 | 550 |
1975 | 662 |
1985 | 664 |
1996 | 662 |
2004 | 1,256 |
2011 | 1,305 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[5]
Places of worship
References
- ^ History of Juanicó Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "Ley Nº 17.587". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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