Lagunón is a ''

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...

'' (neighbourhood) at the northwest end of the city of

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a block away from it, at the north end of Route 5 (Uruguay), Route 5. Together, they form an ...

in the

Rivera Department Rivera Department () is a Departments of Uruguay, department of the northern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 109,300. Its capital is the city of Rivera. It borders Brazil to the north and east, Cerro Largo Department to t ...

of northeastern

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Geography

This barrio is located along the street Presidente Girón, which joins the city with the park "Parque Gran Bretaña". It is only from the border with

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Population

In 2011 Lagunón had a population of 2,376. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Rivera, Santa Teresa, Mandubí and Lagunón
Populated places in the Rivera Department {{Rivera-geo-stub