San Jacinto, Uruguay

San Jacinto
City & Municipality
San Jacinto Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°33′0″S 55°52′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	4,510
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	91300
Dial plan	+598 4399 (+4 digits)

San Jacinto is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay, and is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.

Geography

Location

The city is located on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 11, about 53 kilometres (33 mi) northeast of the centre of Montevideo.

History

On 20 June 1901, its status was elevated to "pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 2.700.[1] On 27 June 1951 it was further elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.689.[2] Finally, on 26 November 1976, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.605.[3]

Population

According to the 2011 census, San Jacinto had a population of 4,510.[4] In 2010 the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 7,052 for the municipality during the elections.[5]

Year	Population
1908	4,616
1963	1,908
1975	2,244
1985	2,795
1996	3,596
2004	3,909
2011	4,510

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

• St. Hyacinth Parish Church (Roman Catholic)[6]

References

1. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
2. "LEY N° 11.689". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1951. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
3. "Ley Nº 14.605". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1976. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
4. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
5. "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
6. Fiesta Patronal de San Jacinto de Cracovia (in Spanish)

External links

• INE map of San Jacinto