Juanicó

Juanicó
Town
Juanicó Location within Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°36′0″S 56°15′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Municipality	Canelones
Founded by	Francisco Juanicó
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,305
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	90400
Dial plan	+598 433 (+5 digits)

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

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]

Year	Population
1963	550
1975	662
1985	664
1996	662
2004	1,256
2011	1,305

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.

External links

• INE map of Juanicó