Estación Atlántida is a northern suburb of the city Atlántida in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Estación Atlántida | |
|---|---|
Suburb of Atlántida | |
 Church of Estación Atlántida | |
  Estación Atlántida Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′0″S 55°46′0″W / 34.75000°S 55.76667°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Canelones Department |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,274 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 16000 |
| Dial plan | +598 437 (+5 digits) |
Geography
editLocation
editThe suburb is located on Route 11, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. The railroad track that connects Montevideo with the city of Rocha passes from this place.
Population
editIn 2011 Estación Atlántida had a population of 2,274.[1][2]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,659 |
| 1975 | 1,843 |
| 1985 | 2,007 |
| 1996 | 2,297 |
| 2004 | 2,358 |
| 2011 | 2,274 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
Places of worship
edit- Parish Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholic), a wonderful architectural landmark of modernist architecture, built in 1958-60 by Eladio Dieste.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / E". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Ching, Frank; Jarzombek, Mark; Prakash, Vikramaditya (2007). A global history of architecture. J. Wiley & Sons. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-471-26892-5. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
External links
edit- INE map of Villa Argentina, Atlántida, Estación Atlántida, Las Toscas, City Golf, and Fortin de Santa Rosa Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
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