Nueva Helvecia

Nueva Helvecia
City
Nueva Helvecia
Coordinates: 34°17′S 57°12′W / 34.283°S 57.200°W / -34.283; -57.200
Country Uruguay
Department Colonia
Founded1862
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total
10,630

Nueva Helvecia (Spanish for "New Helvetia"; formerly known as Colonia Suiza) is a city in Colonia Department of Uruguay.

It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay, and a few kilometres from the coast where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Río de la Plata. It is known nationwide for its Swiss heritage.

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