Juan Lacaze
Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department.
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• Official Name — Juan Lacaze • Settlement Type — City • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Uruguay • Subdivision Type1 — Department • Subdivision Name1 — Colonia • Population As Of — 2011 Census • Population Total — 12816 • Timezone — UTC -3 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 70001 • Area Code Type — Dial plan • Area Code — +598 4586 (+4 digits)
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Juan Lacaze is a place documented in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Juan Lacaze as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Cologne as the administrative unit of Juan Lacaze.
Geography
Geography
The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, 43 km (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and 150 km west of Montevideo, the country's capital. Juan Lacaze has coasts over the Río de la Plata basin. The Arroyo Sauce (or Arroyo del Minuano) flows west of the city and the mouth of Rosario River is about 10 km to the east.
History
History
On 15 March 1920, the populated area situated at the "Puerto del Sauce" was declared as "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.433. On 17 August 1920 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257 and finally elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 May 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.934.
Population
Population
According to the 2011 census, Juan Lacaze had a population of 12,816. • Year || Population • 1963 — 11,204 • 1975 — 11,595 • 1985 — 12,574 • 1996 — 12,988 • 2004 — 13,196 • 2011 — 12,816 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Places of worship
Places of worship
• St. Joseph the Worker and St. John Bosco (Roman Catholic, Salesians of Don Bosco)
Government
Government
The city mayor (alcalde) as of November 2020 is Arturo Bentancor.
Sports
Sports
Deportivo Colonia has its headquarters in Juan Lacaze.
Notable people
Notable people
• Pablo Acosta, footballer. • José Carbajal, musician. • Javier Chevantón, footballer. • Osvaldo Laport, actor. • Martin Nusspaumer, opera singer. • Cristian Rodríguez, footballer. • Julio Rodríguez, footballer. • Obdulio Trasante, footballer. • Fernando Troche, guitarist.
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