Estación Atlántida
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) |
Estación Atlántida is a northern suburb of the city Atlántida in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]The 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
[edit]In 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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