Juanicó

Juanicó
Town
Juanicó

Location within Uruguay

Coordinates: 34°36′0″S 56°15′0″W / 34.60000°S 56.25000°W / -34.60000; -56.25000
Country  Uruguay
Department Canelones
Municipality Canelones
Founded by Francisco Juanicó
Elevation 44 m (144 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,305
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 90400
Dial plan +598 433 (+5 digits)

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
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

  1. ↑ History of Juanicó (Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Ley Nº 17.587". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2002. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.


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