Libertad is a small city in the San José Department

San José Department

San José Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 103,104 people and 33,063 households in the department. The average household size was 3.0...

 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 on Route 1

Route 1 (Uruguay)

Route 1 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Manuel Oribe, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast...

, about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) west-northwest of Ciudad del Plata

Ciudad del Plata

Ciudad del Plata is a city in San José Department of Uruguay. It is delimited by Santa Lucía River to the east and to the north, the Río de la Plata to the south and the 35th kilometre of the Route 1 also named "Brigadier General Manuel Oribe". Its population in 2009 was 35,588 inhabitants...

. Its main commercial street is 25 de Agosto and its central square is Plaza Treinta y Tres Orientales where the church Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Do is situated.

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 9,196.

Year	Population
1963	5,078
1975	6,107
1985	7,032
1996	8,353
2004	9,196

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Libertad