Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones

Canelones Department

The Canelones Department , with an area of and 485,240 inhabitants, is located to the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.-Geography and climate:...

 in Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

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Population

In 2004, it had a population of 19,631. While Canelones is the capital of the department of the same name, it has a considerably smaller population compared with two other cities in the department, Ciudad de la Costa

Ciudad de la Costa

Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the Río de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to the west, while to the east it borders Costa de Oro. It...

 and Las Piedras

Las Piedras

Las Piedras may refer to:*Las Piedras, Puerto Rico*Las Piedras, Uruguay*Las Piedras, Venezuela...

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Year	Population
1963	14,185
1975	15,988
1985	17,323
1996	19,388
2004	19,631

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Economic activity

The city and the department have numerous small to large vineyards and wineries.

Noted local people

• Diego Lugano
  Diego Lugano
  Diego Alfredo "Tota" Lugano Moreno is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Uruguay national football team as a central defender....
  
  , Football player of Fenerbahçe S.K.
• Pablo Gabriel García
  Pablo Gabriel García
  Pablo Gabriel García Pérez is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for PAOK F.C. in Greece, as a defensive midfielder....
  
  , Football player of PAOK F.C.

External links

• INE map of Canelones