Rosario, Uruguay

Rosario, also known as Rosario Oriental, Villa del Rosario or Rosario del Colla, is a city in Colonia Department in Uruguay. About 10,000 people lived there. The current mayor is Daniel Dibot.^[1]

Rosario
City
Paso Arballo
Rosario Location within Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°18′50″S 57°21′09″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Colonia
Founded	1775
City status	1920
Founded by	Benito Herosa
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	10,085
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	70200
Dial plan	+598 455 (+5 digits)

Geography

Rosario is on the right bank of the stream Arroyo Colla, which flows into the river Rosario. It is about 60 km west of the departmental capital Colonia del Sacramento. Rosario is on Route 2 at the intersection with Route 1.

History

The city was founded on 24 January 1775 by Benito Herosa. It got city status on 17 August 1920.

Notable people

• Diego Godín (born 1986), football player
• Fabio Zerpa (1928–2019), parapsychologist and UFO researcher