18 de Mayo

18 de Mayo or Dieciocho de Mayo is a city and municipality in the Canelones Department of Uruguay.

18 de Mayo

Dieciocho de Mayo
City and municipality
Location of 18 de Mayo in the Canelones Departament
18 de Mayo
Coordinates: 34°40′4.2″S 56°13′1.97″W
Country Uruguay
Department Canelones
Founded15 March 2013
Government
 • MayorNelson Alpuy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total21,362
Time zoneUTC -3

Establishment

After a process of evaluation at departmental level,[1] this municipality was created in 15 March 2013.[2]

It includes several towns, belonging until that date to the municipalities of Las Piedras and Progreso, in the old Route 5 area:[2] Villa Alegria, Vista Linda, El Dorado, San Francisco, Villa Cristina, San Isidro, El Dorado Chico and Villa Foresti.[3]

Its name commemorates the Battle of Las Piedras, which took place in 1811.

There is concern at the political and local level for giving this populous area a city status.[3]

Governation

The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, composed of the mayor and four councilors.

Mayors by period:

NºAlcaldePartyBeginning of the mandateEnd of mandate
1Nelson Alpuy[4][5]Frente Amplio9 July 20152020

References
  1. "Aspiran a crear nuevos municipios" (in Spanish). El País. 6 March 2013.
  2. "Crean alcaldía número 30 en zona de villas" (in Spanish). El País. 22 March 2013.
  3. "Crearían una nueva ciudad en Canelones" (in Spanish). El Corresponsal. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. "Resultados de las elecciones departamentales y municipales en el departamento de Canelones". Hoy Canelones. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. "El nuevo Municipio 18 de Mayo no abrió sus puertas porque no cuenta con recursos necesarios" (in Spanish). Hoy Canelones. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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