Founded 1851 Postal code 90800 Population 6,132 (2011) | Time zone UTC -3 Dial plan +598 2 (+7 digits) Local time Thursday 4:23 AM | |
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Sauce is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Contents
- Map of Sauce Canelones Department Uruguay
- Location
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Places of worship
- Notable people
- Archaeology
- References
Map of Sauce, Canelones Department, Uruguay
Sauce is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
Location
The city is located on Km. 36 of Route 6 and its intersection with Routes 67, 86 and 107. It is part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.
Geography
The stream Arroyo Sauce flows along the east and the south limits of the city, and also through the park Parque Artigas.
History
It was founded on 12 October 1851. On 29 September 1915 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.336, and on 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837. On 18 June 1973 its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.138.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Sauce had a population of 6,132. In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 12,041 for the municipality during the elections.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Places of worship
Notable people
Archaeology
Uruguayan researchers working at the Arroyo del Vizcaíno site near Sauce found evidence suggesting that humans were in the area as far back as 30,000 years ago. This was discovered through the analysis of the ancient Lestodon sloth bones. Deep slash markings on some of the bones were discovered; they indicate the use of human stone tools.