| Barros Blancos Juan Antonio Artigas |
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Barros Blancos
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| Country | Uruguay |
| Department | Canelones Department |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 13,553 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 91001 |
| Area code(s) | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
Barros Blancos is a town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It had been renamed to Juan Antonio Artigas, in 1976 after commanding officer Juan Antonio Artigas, grandfather of the national hero José Gervasio Artigas.[1], but the old name was reinstated by decree 18.136 in 2007.[2] It has a population of around 28,600.
The town is located on Route 8, northeast by road from Montevideo, on the road to Pando, also north of Colonia Nicolich and southwest of Toledo and Joaquín Suárez.
The town lies between two urban fragments, both known as Fraccionamiento Camino Maldonado and, together with them, it forms a southwestern extension of the urban area of Pando. They all belong to the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.
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The land developed, immersed in a large rural area without electricity services, water or telephone. Local economic activity was linked to meat canning, and numerous sawmills, warehouses, brick kilns and barns grew up in the area,
The first school in the area was established in 1925, and by the mid 1940s public services became available. Factories, shops, and sports centres and clubs were established. In the mid-twentieth century a population explosion occurred due to the presence of industry which resulted in jobs, with many families buying modest homes in the area.
In October 15, 1963, Barros Blancos was elevated to the category of town.[3] On June 25, 1976 Barros Blancos was named Juan Antonio Artigasin in honor of the grandfather of the hero José Gervasio Artigas. It was declared a city with the same name on December 13, 2006, Law No. 16,670. However, on June 5, 2007 it was renamed Barros Blancos.[1]
In 2004 Barros Blancos had a population of 13,553.[4] For the year 2010 the Intendencia de Canelones recorded a population of 28,610 during the elections.[5]
| Year | Population |
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| 1963 | 5,324 |
| 1975 | 8,311 |
| 1985 | 10,585 |
| 1996 | 13,464 |
| 2004 | 13,553 |
| 2010 | 28,610 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[6]
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