Aguas Corrientes
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Aguas Corrientes is a small town in the Canelones Department
of southern Uruguay
. It is located 13 km from the provincial capital of Canelones
, 7 km from Santa Lucia
, and 56 km from Montevideo
. Its name is derived from the installations of pumping, filtration and purification of the Santa Lucia River
whose banks pass through the town centre. The town is home to a football club and a yacht club.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
In 1923 it was declared a town and in 1971 was upgraded to the category of "villa". The area is mainly agricultural but very much of its population is employed by the Usina de OSE Plant Water Treatment Plant, which is the largest in the country and which supplies drinking water to the departments of Montevideo and Canelones, which account for two thirds of the population the country.
Canelones Department
The Canelones Department , with an area of and 485,240 inhabitants, is located to the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.-Geography and climate:...
of southern Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It is located 13 km from the provincial capital of Canelones
Canelones
Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay.-Population:In 2004, it had a population of 19,631. While Canelones is the capital of the department of the same name, it has a considerably smaller population compared with two other cities in the department, Ciudad de la Costa and...
, 7 km from Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was transcribed by Teodoro Cottrau and published by the Cottrau firm, as a "barcarolla", at Naples in 1849. Cottrau translated it from Napuletano into Italian during the first stage of the Risorgimento, the first Neapolitan song to be given Italian...
, and 56 km from Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. Its name is derived from the installations of pumping, filtration and purification of the Santa Lucia River
Santa Lucía River
-Course:The headwaters of the Santa Lucía River are in the Lavalleja department. For a large part of its course it forms the limit between the departments of Florida and San José on one bank and Canelones and Montevideo on the other...
whose banks pass through the town centre. The town is home to a football club and a yacht club.
Population
In 2004 it had a population of 1,095.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 960 |
| 1975 | 1,001 |
| 1985 | 1,025 |
| 1996 | 1,046 |
| 2004 | 1,095 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
History
Santa Lucia River was chosen by the national government as a source for drinking water for the city of Montevideo between 1867 and 1871. The first water treatment plant was established with British capital and then passed into the hands of the state in 1949.In 1923 it was declared a town and in 1971 was upgraded to the category of "villa". The area is mainly agricultural but very much of its population is employed by the Usina de OSE Plant Water Treatment Plant, which is the largest in the country and which supplies drinking water to the departments of Montevideo and Canelones, which account for two thirds of the population the country.