Joaquín Suárez (town)


Joaquín Suárez is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Suárez is also the name of the municipality to which the village belongs.

Location

The village is located on the intersection of Routes 84 and 74, northeast of Toledo and southwest of Pando. Sauce lies about to the north. They are all considered parts of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.

History

It is named after Joaquín Suárez, President of Uruguay from 1843 to 1852. The foundation of a town in this place was approved by Decree of 21 July 1866. It was founded on 15 October 1882 by Francisco Piria. It was declared a "Pueblo" on 2 October 1929 by the Act of Ley Nº 8.482.

Places of worship

In 2011 Joaquín Suárez had a population of 6,570.
YearPopulation
19081,425
19632,357
19753,458
19854,175
19965,173
20046,214
20116,570

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay