San Javier

San Javier is a town situated on the east bank of the river Río Uruguay in the of . 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 region of .
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  • Type: Town with 1,930 residents
  • Description: town in Rio Negro, Uruguay
  • Also known as: Colonia San Javier”, “San Javier, Rio Negro”, and “San Javier, Uruguay

San Javier

Latitude
-32.66643° or 32° 39′ 59″ south
Longitude
-58.13304° or 58° 7′ 59″ west
Population
1,930
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
48V38VM8+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1338520866
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3440653
Wiki­data ID
Q518618
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“San Javier” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: San Javier
  • Cebuano: San Javier
  • Dutch: San Javier
  • Esperanto: San Javier (Urugvajo)
  • Esperanto: San Javier
  • French: San Javier
  • German: San Javier
  • Italian: San Javier
  • Japanese: サンハビエル
  • Norwegian Bokmål: San Javier
  • Norwegian: San Javier
  • Persian: سن خاویر
  • Polish: San Javier (Urugwaj)
  • Polish: San Javier
  • Russian: Сан Хавьер
  • Russian: Сан-Хавьер
  • Spanish: San Javier

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