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”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esteros de Farrapos.

Photo: Micaela Villanueva Capdevielle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a protected natural area in the Rio Negro department of the region of . In addition to being part of the Uruguayan national parks system, the park is a Ramsar wetland.

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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