Juan Lacaze
Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department.
Geography
The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, east of the city of Colonia [del Sacramento], and west of Montevideo, the country's capital.Juan Lacaze has coasts over the RĂo de la Plata basin. The Arroyo Sauce flows west of the city and the mouth of Rosario River is about to the east.
History
On 15 March 1920, the populated area situated at the "Puerto del Sauce" was declared as "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley NÂș 3.433. On 17 August 1920 its status was elevated to "Villa" by the Act of Ley NÂș 7.257 and finally elevated to "Ciudad" on 8 May 1953 by the Act of Ley NÂș 11.934.Population
According to the 2011 census, Juan Lacaze had a population of 12,816.| Year | Population |
| 1963 | 11,204 |
| 1975 | 11,595 |
| 1985 | 12,574 |
| 1996 | 12,988 |
| 2004 | 13,196 |
| 2011 | 12,816 |
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica de Uruguay''
Places of worship
Government
The city mayor as of November 2020 is Arturo Bentancor.Sports
Deportivo Colonia has its headquarters in Juan Lacaze.Notable people
- Pablo Acosta, footballer.
- José Carbajal, musician.
- Javier ChevantĂłn, footballer.
- Osvaldo Laport, actor.
- Martin Nusspaumer, opera singer.
- Cristian RodrĂguez, footballer.
- Julio RodrĂguez, footballer.
- Obdulio Trasante, footballer.
- Fernando Troche, guitarist.