San Javier
San Javier 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.
- Town with about 1,950 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
- Description: town in Rio Negro, Uruguay
- Also known as“Colonia San Javier”“San Javier, Rio Negro”“San Javier, Uruguay”
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San Javier
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Latitude
-32.66643° or 32° 39′ 59″ south
Longitude
-58.13304° or 58° 7′ 59″ west
Open location code
48V38VM8+CQ
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“San Javier” goes by many names.
San JavierCatalan
San JavierCebuano
San JavierDutch
San JavierEsperanto
San Javier (Urugvajo)Esperanto
San JavierItalian
サンハビエルJapanese
San JavierNorwegian
San JavierNorwegian Bokmål
سن خاویرPersian
San JavierPolish
San Javier (Urugwaj)Polish
Сан ХавьерRussian
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