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Town
Juanicó Location in Uruguay
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Municipality	Canelones
Founded by	Francisco Juanicó
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,305
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	90400
Dial plan	+598 433 (+5 digits)

Juanicó is a small industrial town located 35 km north of Montevideo, within the Canelones Department, Uruguay.

Location

The town is located just east of Route 5, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the city of Canelones. The railroad tracks Montevideo - 25 de Agosto pass through the town.

History

The town owes its current denomination to Francisco Juanicó, who, in 1830, finished with cattle raising. He then built up a winery who enabled him to produce high-quality wine, mainly due to the favorable conditions of the land.

On 19 November 2002, the status of the populated centre was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 17.587.

Population

In 2011 Juanicó had a population of 1,305.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

• St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

See also

In Spanish: Juanicó para niños