Montes, Uruguay

Montes
Village
Main avenue in Montes
Montes Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°30′0″S 55°34′0″W / 34.50000°S 55.56667°WCoordinates: 34°30′0″S 55°34′0″W / 34.50000°S 55.56667°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones Department
Founded	1891
Population (2011)
• Total	1,760
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	91003
Dial plan	+598 4317 (+4 digits)

Montes is a village in the east of Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Montes is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.

Location

The village is located on Route 81, 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) east of Migues and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the city of Minas (via Routes 8 and 81). The border with Lavalleja Department is the stream Arroyo Solís Grande, which flows by the east limits of the town.

History

Montes was founded on November 1891.^[1] Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 November 1952 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.878.^[2]

Population

According to the 2011 census, Montes had a population of 1,760.^[3] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 1,968 for the municipality during the elections.^[4]

Location map of the Municipality of Montes

Year	Population
1963	1,843
1975	2,236
1985	2,156
1996	1,973
2004	1,713
2011	1,760

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[1]

Places of worship

• Parish Church of St. Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)

References

1. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
2. "LEY N° 13.299". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

External links

• INE map of Montes