Cebollatí is a village in the
Rocha Department
Rocha () is a department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, while to its northeast Laguna Merí ...
of eastern
Uruguay
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. It is the northernmost settlement of the department.
Geography
The village is located on Route 15 northeast of
Lascano and on the south bank of
Cebollatí River
The Cebollatí River is a Uruguayan river that rises in Cuchilla Grande (Big Ridge), flows southwest to northeast and forms a border between Treinta y Tres and Rocha.
Features and location
At roughly , it is one of the longest rivers in Urugua ...
, about west of
Lake Merín
Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, ) or Merín (Spanish, ) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthm ...
in the middle-line of which is the Brazilian border. A secondary street of joins it via a small
cable ferry
A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...
with
General Enrique Martínez of
Treinta y Tres Department
Treinta y Tres () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres. It is located in the east of the country, bordering the departments of Cerro Largo to the north, Durazno and Florida to the west, Lavalleja and Rocha to the south, w ...
.
History
On 28 October 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by decree Ley Nº 7.019.
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Population
In 2011 Cebollatí had a population of 1,609.
References
External links
INE map of Cebollatí
Populated places in the Rocha Department
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