Juan Lacaze

Juan Lacaze
Juan Lacaze
City
	Juan Lacaze Location within Uruguay
	Coordinates: 34°25′52″S 57°26′54″W / 34.43111°S 57.44833°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Colonia
Population (2011 Census)
• Total	12,816
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	70001
Dial plan	+598 4586 (+4 digits)

Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department.

Location

The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, 43 kilometres (27 mi) (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Montevideo, the country's capital.

Geography

Juan Lacaze has coasts over the Río de la Plata basin. The Arroyo Sauce (or Arroyo del Minuano) flows west of the city and the mouth of Rosario River is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east.

History

On 15 March 1920, the populated area situated at the "Puerto del Sauce" was declared as "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.433. On 17 August 1920 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257 and finally elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 May 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.934.^[1]

Population

According to the 2011 census, Juan Lacaze had a population of 12,816.^[2]

Year	Population
1963	11,204
1975	11,595
1985	12,574
1996	12,988
2004	13,196
2011	12,816

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[3]

Places of worship

St. Joseph the Worker and St. John Bosco (Roman Catholic, Salesians of Don Bosco)

Government

The city mayor (alcalde) as of July 2010 is Darío Burgman.^[4]

Sports

Deportivo Colonia has its headquarters in Juan Lacaze.

Notable people

José Carbajal, musician.
Javier Chevantón, footballer.
Osvaldo Laport, actor.
Cristian Rodríguez, footballer.
Obdulio Trasante, footballer.
Hugo Rodas, director teatral.

References

^ "LEY N° 11.934". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1953. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Colonia". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Template:Es icon

External links

[1] "LEY N° 11.934". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1953. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Censos 2011 Cuadros Colonia". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Template:Es icon

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v t e Colonia Department of Uruguay
Capital: Colonia del Sacramento
Towns and villages	Arrivillaga Barker Carmelo Colonia del Sacramento Colonia Valdense Conchillas El Semillero Florencio Sánchez Fomento Horqueta Juan Lacaze La Paz Los Pinos Miguelete Nueva Helvecia Nueva Palmira Ombúes de Lavalle Rosario Tarariras Zagarzazú
Sights	Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos Punta Gorda