San Luis, Uruguay

San Luis
Village
San Luis

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 34°46′0″S 55°35′0″W / 34.76667°S 55.58333°W / -34.76667; -55.58333Coordinates: 34°46′0″S 55°35′0″W / 34.76667°S 55.58333°W / -34.76667; -55.58333
Country  Uruguay
Department Canelones Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,878
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 16300
Dial plan +598 4378 (+4 digits)

San Luis is a village and resort of Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Location

The village is located on Km. 63 of the Ruta Interbalnearia. It borders with the resorts Los Titanes to the east and Guazú - Virá to the west, with Arroyo del Bagre as the natural border with the later.

History

On 15 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167.[1]

Population

In 2011 San Luis had a population of 1,878.[2]

Year Population
1963 363
1975 509
1985 648
1996 1,180
2004 1,224
2011 1,878

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ↑ "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.



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