Chuy

Chuy
City
Chuy is located in Uruguay
Chuy
Chuy
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°41′47″S 53°27′36″W / 33.69639°S 53.46000°W / -33.69639; -53.46000
Country Uruguay
Department Rocha
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total9,675
Time zoneUTC −3
Postal code
27100
Dial plan+598 4474 (+4 digits)
ClimateCfa

Chuy (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃwi]) is a city in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, 340 kilometres (211 mi) northeast of Montevideo.[1] It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chuí only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by the Arroyo Chuy (stream) to the east. Chuy's population was 9,675 in 2011.[2]

  1. ^ Burford, Tim (2010). Uruguay. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-84162-316-0. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Rocha". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.