Cerrillos Los Cerrillos | |
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City & Municipality | |
 Central square of Cerrillos | |
  Cerrillos Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates:34°36′25″S56°21′30″W / 34.60694°S 56.35833°W /-34.60694; -56.35833 | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Canelones |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 2,508 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 90001 |
| Dial plan | +598 433 (+5 digits) |
| Website | http://www.loscerrillos.com.uy/ |
Cerrillos orLos Cerrillos is a very small city in the west part of theCanelones Department of southernUruguay.
Cerrillos is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It was created on 15 March 2010 by the Act of Ley Nº 18.653.[1] It comprises the electoral districts CCA and CEB of Canelones department. The localities Campo Militar, Sofía Santos, Las Brujas and Parador Tajes are parts of this municipality.
The city is located on the intersection of Route 36 with Route 46, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of the city ofCanelones and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north west of the centre ofMontevideo.
It was founded on 3 August 1896. On 5 July 1907, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 3.188,[2] and on 23 October 1958 to "Villa" by the Act of Ley N° 12.581.[3] Finally, on 20 July 1971, it received the status of "Ciudad" (city) by decree N° Ley 13.990.[4]
In 2011 Cerrillos had a population of 2,508.[5] In 2010, theIntendencia de Canelones estimated a population of 7,369 for the municipality during the elections.[6]
| Year | Population |
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| 1908 | 5,010 |
| 1963 | 1,185 |
| 1975 | 1,601 |
| 1985 | 1,763 |
| 1996 | 1,916 |
| 2004 | 2,080 |
| 2011 | 2,508 |
Source:Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]
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