José Enrique Rodó is a villa (small town} in the Soriano Department

Soriano Department

Soriano is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 84,563 people and 26,105 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...

 of western 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 Route 2

Route 2 (Uruguay)

Route 2 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Grito de Asencio. It connects Fray Bentos with Rosario. The road is approximately in length.-References:...

, about 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) northwest of Cardona

Cardona, Uruguay

Cardona is a city in the Soriano Department, in southwestern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Colonia Department and it forms a unified population centre together with Florencio Sánchez, which is across the border and belongs to Colonia Department...

 and 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) southeast of the city of Mercedes

Mercedes, Uruguay

Mercedes is the capital and largest city of the department of Soriano in Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 14, and is situated on the south bank of the Río Negro. Also Route 21 from Colonia del Sacramento of Colonia Department terminates in this city.Mercedes is an...

. It was elevated to "Villa" category on 17 November 1964 by decree Ley No. 13.299.

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 2,113.

Year	Population
1963	1,320
1975	1,788
1985	1,661
1996	1,853
2004	2,113

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of José Enrique Rodó