Lagunón is a barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

(neighbourhood) at the northwest end of the city of Rivera

Rivera

Rivera is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. It is located at the north end of Route 5, on the border with Brazil. The Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento is right across the border, only a street away of it...

 in the Rivera Department

Rivera Department

Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...

 of northeastern 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 along the street Presidente Giró, which joins the city with the park "Parque Gran Bretaña". It is only 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from the border with Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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Population

In 2004 it had a population of 2,154.

Year	Population
1985	559
1996	654
2004	2,154

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Lagunón