Miguelete or Colonia Miguelete is a village in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay.
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Geography
It is located on Route 106, a small distance south of its intersection with Route 54, about 63 kilometres (39 mi) north-northeast of the department capital Colonia del Sacramento.
History
Miguelete was founded on 27 March 1909. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category on 8 November 1942 por Ley No. 10.113.
There is a nearby creek of the same name.
Population
In 2011 Miguelete had a population of 999.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Famous people
Santiago Urrutia, race driver