Cerrillos, Uruguay

City & Municipality in Canelones, Uruguay

Cerrillos Los Cerrillos
City & Municipality
Central square of Cerrillos
34°36′25″S 56°21′30″W / 34.60694°S 56.35833°W / -34.60694; -56.35833
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Founded	1896
Population (2011 Census)
• Total	2,508
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	90001
Dial plan	+598 433 (+5 digits)
Website	http://www.loscerrillos.com.uy/

Cerrillos or Los Cerrillos is a very small city in the west part of the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Cerrillos is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It was created on 15 March 2010 by the Act of Ley Nº 18.653.^[1] It comprises the electoral districts CCA and CEB of Canelones department. The localities Campo Militar, Sofía Santos, Las Brujas and Parador Tajes are parts of this municipality.

Geography

Location

The city is located on the intersection of Route 36 with Route 46, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of the city of Canelones and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north west of the centre of Montevideo.

History

It was founded on 3 August 1896. On 5 July 1907, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 3.188,^[2] and on 23 October 1958 to "Villa" by the Act of Ley N° 12.581.^[3] Finally, on 20 July 1971, it received the status of "Ciudad" (city) by decree N° Ley 13.990.^[4]

Population

In 2011 Cerrillos had a population of 2,508.^[5] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones estimated a population of 7,369 for the municipality during the elections.^[6]

Location map of the Municipality of Cerrillos

Year	Population
1908	5,010
1963	1,185
1975	1,601
1985	1,763
1996	1,916
2004	2,080
2011	2,508

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[2]

Places of worship

Church of St. Michael Archangel (Roman Catholic)^[7]

References

^ "Ley Nº 18.653". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "LEY N° 12.581". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1958. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "LEY N° 13.990". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1971. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ San Miguel Arcángel (in Spanish)