Juanicó is a small industrial town located 35 km north of
Montevideo
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, within the
Canelones Department
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,
Uruguay
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.
Location
The town is located just east of
Route 5, about south of the city of
Canelones. The railroad tracks Montevideo - 25 de Agosto pass through the town.
History
The town owes its current denomination to
Francisco Juanicó
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Meaning of the name Francisco
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...
, who, in 1830, finished with cattle raising. He then built up a winery who enabled him to produce high-quality wine, mainly due to the favorable conditions of the land.
On 19 November 2002, the status of the populated centre was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 17.587.
Population
In 2011 Juanicó had a population of 1,305.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
Places of worship
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (
Roman Catholic
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)
References
External links
INE map of Juanicó
Populated places in the Canelones Department
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