Cañada Nieto is a village in the
Soriano Department
Soriano () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes. It is located on the west of the country, south of Río Negro Department, north of Colonia Department and west of Flores Department. Its western border is the Río Uruguay, separat ...
of southwestern
Uruguay
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Location
The village is located on Route 96, southeast from
Dolores and northwest of its intersection with Route 19.
History
On 22 September 1954 its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.137.
Population
In 2011 Cañada Nieto had a population of 430.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
References
External links
INE map of Cañada Nieto
Populated places in the Soriano Department
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