Juanicó

Town in Canelones, Uruguay

34°36′0″S 56°15′0″W / 34.60000°S 56.25000°W / -34.60000; -56.25000Country

UruguayDepartmentCanelonesMunicipalityCanelonesFounded byFrancisco JuanicóElevation

44 m (144 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total1,305Time zoneUTC -3Postal 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

^ History of Juanicó Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ "Ley Nº 17.587". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.