Juan Lacaze
City in Colonia, Uruguay
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Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department.
Juan Lacaze | |
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City | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Juan Lacaze Location within Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′52″S 57°26′54″W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Colonia |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 12,816 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 70001 |
| Dial plan | +598 4586 (+4 digits) |
Geography
The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, 43 kilometres (27 mi) (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Montevideo, the country's capital.
Juan Lacaze has coasts over the Río de la Plata basin. The Arroyo Sauce (or Arroyo del Minuano) flows west of the city and the mouth of Rosario River is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east.
History
On 15 March 1920, the populated area situated at the "Puerto del Sauce" was declared as "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.433. On 17 August 1920 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257 and finally elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 8 May 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.934.[1]
Population
Places of worship
- St. Joseph the Worker and St. John Bosco (Roman Catholic, Salesians of Don Bosco)
Government
Sports
Deportivo Colonia has its headquarters in Juan Lacaze.
Notable people
- Pablo Acosta, footballer.
- José Carbajal, musician.
- Javier Chevantón, footballer.
- Osvaldo Laport, actor.
- Martin Nusspaumer, opera singer.
- Cristian Rodríguez, footballer.
- Julio Rodríguez, footballer.
- Obdulio Trasante, footballer.
- Fernando Troche, guitarist.
