Migues is a small city in the

Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones (; ) is one of the 19 Uruguayan departments. With an area of and 608,956 inhabitants at the 2023 Census, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Ciudad de la Costa is the largest city by ...

of southern

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. Migues is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.

Geography

Location

The city is located on the intersection of Route 80 with Routes 81, 88 and 108, about southeast of Tala and west of Montes.

History

On 27 June 1870, a "Pueblo" (village) named "Carmen" was created by the Act of Ley Nº 1.112 on the land belonging to Nicasia Figueredo de Migues, between two streams of the Solís river. It probably corresponds to the village eventually named "Migues". On 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837. On 26 June 1970, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.866.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Migues had a population of 2,109. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 3,720 for the municipality during the elections. MunCanMigues

Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Places of worship

* Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (

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)

References

External links

INE map of Migues
Populated places in the Canelones Department {{Canelones-geo-stub