Estación Atlántida

Estación Atlántida
Estación Atlántida
Suburb of Atlántida
	Church of Estación Atlántida
	Estación Atlántida Location in Uruguay
	Coordinates: 34°45′0″S 55°46′0″W / 34.75000°S 55.76667°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones Department
Population (2011)
• Total	2,274
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	16000
Dial plan	+598 437 (+5 digits)

Estación Atlántida is a northern suburb of the city Atlántida in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Geography

Location

The suburb is located on Route 11, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. The railroad track that connects Montevideo with the city of Rocha passes from this place.

Population

In 2011 Estación Atlántida had a population of 2,274.^[1]^[2]

Year	Population
1963	1,659
1975	1,843
1985	2,007
1996	2,297
2004	2,358
2011	2,274

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[3]

Places of worship

Parish Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholic), a wonderful architectural landmark of modernist architecture, built in 1958-60 by Eladio Dieste.^[4]

References

^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^ "1963–1996 Statistics / E". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
^ Ching, Frank; Jarzombek, Mark; Prakash, Vikramaditya (2007). A global history of architecture. J. Wiley & Sons. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-471-26892-5. Retrieved 30 May 2011.

External links

INE map of Villa Argentina, Atlántida, Estación Atlántida, Las Toscas, City Golf, and Fortin de Santa Rosa Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[2] "Censos 2011 Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

[3] "1963–1996 Statistics / E". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

[ChingJarzombek2007-4] Ching, Frank; Jarzombek, Mark; Prakash, Vikramaditya (2007). A global history of architecture. J. Wiley & Sons. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-471-26892-5. Retrieved 30 May 2011.

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