Las Piedras (which means "The Stones") is a suburb of Bella Unión in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.
Las Piedras | |
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Suburb of Bella Unión | |
![]() ![]() Las Piedras Location in Uruguay | |
Coordinates: 30°14′0″S 57°35′0″W | |
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Department | Artigas Department |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,771 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 55100 |
Dial plan | +598 4779 (+4 digits) |
The suburb is located on Route 3 and borders the urban area of the city to the south, suburb Franquia to the north and suburb Cuareim to the west.
Las Piedras, Franquia and Cuareim are located on a protruding part of land between Uruguay River and the mouth of Río Cuareim, where the international boundaries of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil meet.
In 2011 it had a population of 2,771.[1]
Year | Population |
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1963 | 216 |
1975 | 738 |
1985 | 1,253 |
1996 | 2,099 |
2004 | 2,164 |
2011 | 2,771 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]
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Capital: Artigas | ||
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