San Jorge, Uruguay


San Jorge is a village or populated centre in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay.

Location

The village is located on Route 100, about northeast of its junction with Route 14 and northeast of the department capital city of Durazno.

Geography

The artificial lake Lago Rincón del Bonete is north of the village and the stream Arroyo Chileno to the east. This stream flows in a wide vale that floods when the lake has high waters. Because of this, the circumventing road connecting the village with its nearby town of Blanquillo is about long. The nearest populated place to San Jorge is the village Aguas Buenas, to the southeast.

Population

In 2011 San Jorge had a population of 502.
YearPopulation
1963182
1975173
1985230
1996376
2004545
2011502

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay