Andresito, Uruguay
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Andresito is a village in the north of Flores Department
of Uruguay
. It is located on Km. 238 of Route 3
and close to its junctions with Route 14. A bridge passes Route 3 over Arroyo Grande
to national park Parque Bartolome Hidalgo 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest from the village and then, after another 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), another bridge passes it over Río Negro
into Río Negro Department
. Both rivers discharge into Lake Paso del Palmar at this point.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Flores Department
-History and cultural heritage:The department, created by President Máximo Santos, is named after the former Colorado Party leader, Venancio Flores, who was born in Trinidad in the nineteenth century.The department has many sites of prehistoric rock art...
of 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 on Km. 238 of Route 3
Route 3 (Uruguay)
Route 3 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name General José Artigas, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in the country along with Route 5, connecting the south coast near Rafael Perazza with Bella Unión in the extreme northwest. The road...
and close to its junctions with Route 14. A bridge passes Route 3 over Arroyo Grande
Grande River (Uruguay)
-Location:The river forms much of the boundary between the Flores and Soriano Departments.The main settlement on the river is Ismael Cortinas.-Fluvial system:It is a tributary of the Rio Negro....
to national park Parque Bartolome Hidalgo 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest from the village and then, after another 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), another bridge passes it over Río Negro
Río Negro (Uruguay)
The Río Negro is the most important river in Uruguay. It originates in the southern highlands of Brazil, just east of Bagé, and flows west across the entire width of Uruguay to the Uruguay River. The course of the Río Negro across Uruguay effectively divides the south of the country from the north...
into Río Negro Department
Río Negro Department
The Río Negro Department is an administrative division of Uruguay located in the west of the country. It has 53,989 inhabitants and an area of 9,282 km² . Its capital is Fray Bentos.-Geography and climate:...
. Both rivers discharge into Lake Paso del Palmar at this point.
Population
Its population as of 2004 was 271.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 135 |
| 1975 | 125 |
| 1985 | 176 |
| 1996 | 140 |
| 2004 | 271 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay