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El Semillero
Hamlet
El Semillero is located in Uruguay
El Semillero
El Semillero
Location in Uruguay
Country  Uruguay
Department Colonia Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 600
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
70002
Dial plan +598 4574 (+4 digits)

El Semillero is a small village, also known as a hamlet, located in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay. It's a quiet place where people live and work.

Where is El Semillero?

El Semillero is found along a road called Route 50. It's about halfway between where Route 50 meets Route 1 and the small town of Tarariras. If you travel by road from Colonia del Sacramento, which is the main city of the Colonia Department, El Semillero is about 24 kilometers (about 15 miles) away.

How Many People Live Here?

In 2011, about 600 people lived in El Semillero. The number of people living in the hamlet has changed over the years. Here's a quick look at how the population has grown and shrunk:

Year Population
1963 271
1975 342
1985 468
1996 375
2004 523
2011 600

This information comes from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay, which is Uruguay's national statistics office.

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