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Dieciocho de Julio
18 de Julio— Small town — Fuerte San Miguel Location in Uruguay Coordinates: 33°41′0″S 53°33′20″W / 33.683333°S 53.55556°WCoordinates: 33°41′0″S 53°33′20″W / 33.683333°S 53.55556°W Country Uruguay
Department Rocha Department Population (2004) - Total 1,191 Time zone UTC -3 Postal code 27101 Area code(s) +598 4474 Dieciocho de Julio or 18 de Julio is a villa (small town) in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. The town lies about9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Chuy along Route 19. It was elevated to the category of "Villa" on 20 June 1961 by decree Ley No. 12.876.[1] The next village to its west is San Luis al Medio.
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Population
In 2004 it had a population of 1,191.[2]
Year Population 1963 747 1975 743 1985 872 1996 1,139 2004 1,191 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
Features
In the town, there is the Fortin de San Miguel, a castle which has been converted to an inn and hotel.
Fuerte San Miguel
At the east end of the town is a hill on which the Fuerte San Miguel is situated, a prominent fort during colonial times, built in 1737 by the Portuguese. Between the fort and the town is also the Criollo Museum, which displays outdoors replicas of the life of the gauchos, as well as indoors exhibits of the carts and carriages of the times.
References
- ^ "LEY N° 12.876". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1961. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12876&Anchor=. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "2004 Census of Rocha department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Rocha/Cuadro7_14.XLS. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / D" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraD.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
External links
Rocha Department of Uruguay
Capital: Rocha Towns and
villagesSights Fortaleza Santa Tereza • Fuerte San Miguel
Categories:- Uruguay geography stubs
- Populated places in the Rocha Department
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