Castillos

Castillos on the map of Uruguay

Castillo is a city in the east of Uruguay.

Geography

Castillo is located in the eastern part of the department of Rocha in the sector 5 Other settlements in the area are about a kilometer southeast of Castillo's lying Barrio Torres and the east-northeast located in each several kilometers away in the Southern Atlantic Coast of La Esmeralda, and southeast of Aguas Dulces. North of the city of Cerro de los Rocha. In the western part of the metropolitan area Castillos is traversed by the stream de la Tapera.

History

The city was founded on April 19, 1866 with simultaneous laying of the cornerstone of the local chapel under the name of San Vicente Mártir de Castillos. On November 3, 1952 Castillo was granted the status of " city " by Law No. 11,875.

Infrastructure

Castillo is about the crossing in the city area Ruta 9 ( KP 265 ) and 16 connected to the transport network.

Population

As part of the census of the year 2011 7.541 inhabitants have been identified, of which 3,525 male and 4,016 female.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

City ​​council

Mayor ( alcalde ) of Castillos is Raúl Servetto.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Irineu Riet Correa (* 1945), politician
  • Jesús Perdomo, historians
  • Nelson " Pindingo " Pereyra, musicians
  • Roberto Rubio ( * 1917 ), politician and cardiac surgeon
Departamento Departments of Uruguay La Esmeralda (Uruguay) Route 9 (Uruguay)
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