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The main plaza of the town is called Plaza
Artigas and there is a cemetery in the southeast of town near the junction of Routes 9 and 16. Most of the streets are named after prominent dates in Uruguayan history and heroic figures, e.g. 25 de Mayo and General Rivera.
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Castillo is located in the eastern part of the department of Rocha. The land is low lying, located not far from the coast, with an average altitude of 44 metres.
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It was founded on 19 April 1866 under the name "San
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99:34°11′56″S
23:See also:
767:Castillos
729:Velázquez
694:La Paloma
669:Cebollatí
664:Castillos
659:Arachania
639:Capital:
541:25 August
404:Landmarks
271:Geography
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226:Dial plan
203:Time zone
181:Elevation
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789:Seaside
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631:Uruguay
310:History
277:Route 9
265:Uruguay
236:Climate
165:Founded
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127:Country
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567:4 June
391:7,541
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367:6,836
359:7,260
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