Cebollatí is a village in the
Rocha Department
Rocha () is a Departments of Uruguay, department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha, Uruguay, Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, ...
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, about west of
Lake Merín in the middle-line of which is the Brazilian border. A secondary street of joins it via a small
cable ferry
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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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