Toledo,_Uruguay

Toledo, Uruguay

Toledo, Uruguay

City & Municipality in Canelones, Uruguay

Toledo is a small city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. Together with Villa Crespo y San Andrés, it forms a population centre of more than 14,000, which is also generally known as "Toledo", although the censual area of Toledo itself has only about 4,400 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census. They are both part of the wider metropitan area of Montevideo.

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Toledo is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and includes Villa Crespo y San Andrés as well as several other urban centres of the area. The Uruguayan Military School is located in the area.

Geography

Location

The city is located on Km. 22 of Route 6 and on its intersection with Route 85. The stream Arroyo de Toledo flows along the west and the south limits of the town.

History

The town was founded on November 17, 1889. On 28 May 1928 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 8.224,[1] while on 24 October 1995, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.721.[2]

Population

In 2011 Toledo had a population of 4,397.[3] The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 16,197 for the municipality.[4]

Location map of the Municipality of Toledo
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

  • Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Roman Catholic)
  • Former Archdiocesan Seminary (since 1969, a military facility), a national landmark by Architect Mario Payssé Reyes[5]

Government

The city mayor as of July 2010 is[6] Álvaro Gómez.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Ley Nº 16.721". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Municipio de Toledo". Comuna Canaria / Dpto. de Canelones. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. [5]
    Seminario Arquidiocesano (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    "Se instalaron Municipios de Canelones, Progreso, Toledo y La Paz", July 27, 2010
  7. [7]
    "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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