San Javier, Uruguay

San Javier
Town
Plaza de la Libertad, San Javier
San Javier
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°41′0″S 58°8′0″W / 32.68333°S 58.13333°W / -32.68333; -58.13333
Country Uruguay
DepartmentRío Negro Department
Founded1913
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,781
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
65001
Dial plan+598 4569 (+4 digits)

San Javier (Сан-Хавьер) is a town situated on the east bank of the river Río Uruguay in the Río Negro Department of Uruguay. It was founded in 1913 by a Russian group of settlers, members of the New Israel religious sect, who migrated under the influence of the then spiritual leader Vasily Lubkov, from the Voronezh region of Russia.