Canelones ( Spanish pronunciation: [kaneˈlones] ) is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay . Its name is derived from a species of cinnamon, which is called "canelón", growing along the banks of the homonymous river. Since 2010, the city is also the seat of the municipality of Canelones .
5-465: Canelones may refer to: Canelones, Uruguay , capital of its eponymous municipality and department Municipality of Canelones Canelones Department Roman Catholic Diocese of Canelones , established in 1961 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Canelones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-427: A considerably smaller population compared with two other cities in the department, Ciudad de la Costa and Las Piedras . Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay The city and the department have numerous small to large vineyards and wineries. In 1987 the cold-storage facility "Frigorífico Canelones" was founded, which ever since became the principal industry of the city. The civil aviation agency of
15-458: Is located on Route 5 about 50 kilometres (31 mi) North of Montevideo and on its intersection with Route 64. It lies on the west bank of the river Arroyo Canelón Chico. It was founded on 24 April 1783 under the name "Villa Guadalupe". It became capital of one of the nine earlier Departments of the Republic. The railroad arrived here in 1874, while in 1908 National Route 5 from Montevideo
20-417: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canelones&oldid=1210996960 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Canelones, Uruguay The city
25-513: Was inaugurated. On 23 March 1916, it was renamed to "Canelones" and its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.400. According to the 2011 census, Canelones had a population of 19,865. In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had recorded a population of 25,961 for the municipality during the elections. While Canelones is the capital of the department of the same name, it has
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