Dieciocho de Julio

Dieciocho de Julio or 18 de Julio is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Dieciocho de Julio 18 de Julio
Town
Fuerte San Miguel
Dieciocho de Julio Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°41′0″S 53°33′20″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Rocha Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	977
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	27101
Dial plan	+598 4474 (+4 digits)
Climate	Cfa

Location

The town is located about9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Chuy along Route 19. The next village to its west is San Luis al Medio.

History

On 12 June 1909, the populated centre known as "San Miguel" was renamed and declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 3.495.[1] Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 20 June 1961 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.876.[2]

Population

In 2011 18 de Julio had a population of 977.[3]

Year	Population
1963	749
1975	743
1985	872
1996	1,139
2004	1,191
2011	977

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Fuerte San Miguel

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

1. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
2. "LEY N° 12.876". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1961. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
3. "Censos 2011 Rocha (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

External links

• INE map of Dieciocho de Julio