Salinas

town in Canelones, Uruguay
Place city Q1970117
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Summary

Salinas is a city[1]. Salinas ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Salinas is located in Canelones Department[3].
  • Salinas is located in Municipality of Salinas[4].
  • Salinas is in the country of Uruguay[5].
  • Salinas's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Salinas's founder is recorded as Hildebrando A. Berenguer[7].
  • Las Salinas (Viña del Mar) is named after Salinas[8].
  • Salinas's postal code is recorded as 15100[9].
  • Salinas's Commons category is recorded as Salinas, Canelones[10].
  • April 18, 1936 marks the founding of Salinas[11].
  • Salinas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.775055555555554, 'lon': -55.84016666666667}[12].
  • Salinas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.773881, 'lon': -55.84022}[13].
  • Salinas has a population of {'amount': '+8626'}[14].
  • Salinas has a population of {'amount': '+11700'}[15].
  • Salinas's capital of is recorded as Municipality of Salinas[16].
  • Salinas's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salinas'}[17].
  • Salinas's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5568'}[18].
  • Salinas's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salinas'}[19].
  • Salinas sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+24'}[20].
  • Salinas covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+4.986308'}[21].

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Geography

Salinas is in the country of Uruguay[5]. Located in include Canelones Department[3], a department of Uruguay[22], in Uruguay[23], founded in 1816[24] and Municipality of Salinas[4], a municipality of Uruguay[25], in Uruguay[26].

Physical Characteristics

Salinas covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+4.986308'}[21]. Salinas sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+24'}[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8626'}[14] and {'amount': '+11700'}[15].

Designation and Status

Salinas's instance of is recorded as city[6].

History and Context

April 18, 1936 marks the founding of Salinas[11]. Las Salinas (Viña del Mar) is named after Salinas[8].

Why It Matters

Salinas ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2] Salinas has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Salinas is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . gub.uy. Retrieved . gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . gub.uy. Retrieved . gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . opp.gub.uy. Retrieved . opp.gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . gub.uy. Retrieved . gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . gub.uy. Retrieved . gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . opp.gub.uy. Retrieved . opp.gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . gub.uy. Retrieved . gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gub.uy. Retrieved . gub.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Muralituy · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → city
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hy', 'it', 'ko', 'no', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: city"
  2. 10w ago · Muralituy · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → city
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Canelones Department, Municipality of Salinas
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Actualizar capitales municipales ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/3d13f1cc625|details]])"
  3. 23w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+5568'}
    Instance of → city
    Inception → —
    Population → {'amount': '+8626'}, {'amount': '+11700'}
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29801|batch #29801]]: Uruguay localidad segun censo 2023 completo"
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