Rosario, Uruguay
Rosario | |
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 Paso Arballo | |
  Rosario Location within Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′50″S 57°21′09″W / 34.31389°S 57.35250°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Colonia |
| Founded | 1775 |
| City status | 1920 |
| Founded by | Benito Herosa |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 10,085 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 70200 |
| Dial plan | +598 455 (+5 digits) |
Rosario, also known as Rosario Oriental, Villa del Rosario or Rosario del Colla, is a city in Colonia Department in Uruguay. About 10,000 people lived there. The current mayor is Daniel Dibot.[1]
Geography[change | change source]
Rosario is on the right bank of the stream Arroyo Colla, which flows into the river Rosario. It is about 60 km west of the departmental capital Colonia del Sacramento. Rosario is on Route 2 at the intersection with Route 1.
History[change | change source]
The city was founded on 24 January 1775 by Benito Herosa. It got city status on 17 August 1920.
Notable people[change | change source]
- Diego Godín (born 1986), football player
- Fabio Zerpa (1928–2019), parapsychologist and UFO researcher
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Rosario del Colla at Wikimedia Commons
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