Sauce, Uruguay
| Sauce | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Sauce | |
| Coordinates: 34°39′0″S 56°4′0″W / 34.65000°S 56.06667°WCoordinates: 34°39′0″S 56°4′0″W / 34.65000°S 56.06667°W | |
| Country |
 Uruguay |
| Department | Canelones Department |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,132 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 90800 |
| Dial plan | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
Sauce is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Sauce is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
Location
The city is located on Km. 36 of Route 6 and its intersection with Routes 67, 86 and 107. It is part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.
Geography
The stream Arroyo Sauce flows along the east and the south limits of the city, and also through the park Parque Artigas.
History
It was founded on 12 October 1851. On 29 September 1915 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.336, and on 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837.[1] On 18 June 1973 its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.138.[2]
Population
According to the 2011 census, Sauce had a population of 6,132.[3] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 12,041 for the municipality during the elections.[4]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 6,935 |
| 1963 | 3,227 |
| 1975 | 3,911 |
| 1985 | 4,294 |
| 1996 | 4,932 |
| 2004 | 5,797 |
| 2011 | 6,132 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]
Places of worship
- Parish Church of the Holy Family (Roman Catholic)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ley Nº 14.138". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1973. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ↑ "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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