Las Piedras, Artigas


Las Piedras is a suburb of Bella Unión in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.

Location

The suburb is located on Route 3 and borders the urban area of the city to the south, suburb Franquia to the north and suburb Cuareim to the west.

Geography

Las Piedras, Franquia and Cuareim are located on a protruding part of land between Uruguay River and the mouth of Río Cuareim, where the international boundaries of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil meet.

Population

In 2011 it had a population of 2,771.
YearPopulation
1963216
1975738
19851,253
19962,099
20042,164
20112,771

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay