Minas, Uruguay

Minas, Uruguay
Minas
—  Capital city  —
Artigas statue in Parque Artigas, Minas
Minas is located in Uruguay
Minas
Coordinates: 34°22′0″S 55°14′0″W / 34.366667°S 55.233333°W / -34.366667; -55.233333Coordinates: 34°22′0″S 55°14′0″W / 34.366667°S 55.233333°W / -34.366667; -55.233333
Country  Uruguay
Department Lavalleja Department
Founded 1783
Elevation 140 m (459 ft)
Population (2004)
 – Total 37,925
 – Demonym minuano
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 30000
Area code(s) +598 444

Minas is the capital of the Lavalleja Department in Uruguay. It is located in the south of the department, on the intersection of Route 8 with Route 12. The city is situated between hill ranges and the basins of the streams Arroyo San Francisco and Arroyo Campanero. Its status was elevated to "City" category on 16 May 1888 by decree Ley No. 1.980.

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History

The city was founded in 1783 as Villa de la Concepcion de las Minas, when a number of families from the Asturias and Galicia regions of Spain settled in the area following a frustrated attempt to populate Patagonia. The idea of a city in the area was first raised in 1753 by Jose Joaquin de Viana, the governor of Montevideo, who wanted to create a population centre in "the zones of the mines". He commissioned Rafael Perez Del Puerto to design the layout of the city, the basis of which remains in place today.

Population

In 2004, Minas had a population of 37,925.[1]

Year Population
1963 31,805
1975 35,225
1985 34,658
1996 37,146
2004 37,925

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

Features

In the city

In the northeast part of the city there is the big Parque Rodó which contains a zoological garden, a public open air swimming pool, an area for picnics and a small football field. At the east end of the city is the hill and park Cerro Artigas containing an mounted statue of the 19th century Uruguayan hero General Jose Artigas.

Surrounding area

The Parque Salto del Penitente lies 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the city, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the west-southwest is Parque Salus and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southeast is the Parque de Vacaciones UTE-ANTEL, a park for the vacations of the employees of the Uruguayan Electricity Company and the Uruguayan Telecomunications Company.

Famous people

It is the birthplace of Sebastián Abreu, an Uruguayan Association footballer.

References

  1. ^ "2004 Census of Lavalleja department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Lavalleja/Cuadro7_09.XLS. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / M" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraM.doc. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 

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