Juanicó

Juanicó is a small industrial town located 35 km north of Montevideo, within the Canelones Department, Uruguay.

Juanicó
Town
Juanicó
Location within Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°36′0″S 56°15′0″W
Country Uruguay
DepartmentCanelones
MunicipalityCanelones
Founded byFrancisco Juanicó
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,305
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
90400
Dial plan+598 433 (+5 digits)

Location

The town is located just east of Route 5, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the city of Canelones. The railroad tracks Montevideo - 25 de Agosto pass through the town.

History

The town owes its current denomination to Francisco Juanicó, who, in 1830, finished with cattle raising. He then built up a winery who enabled him to produce high-quality wine, mainly due to the favorable conditions of the land.[1]

On 19 November 2002, the status of the populated centre was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 17.587.[2]

Population

In 2011 Juanicó had a population of 1,305.[3][4]

YearPopulation
1963550
1975662
1985664
1996662
20041,256
20111,305

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[5]

Places of worship
  • St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References
  1. History of Juanicó Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. "Ley Nº 17.587". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  5. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.


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