Villa María, San José
# Villa María, San José

Villa María is a small village (caserío) in the San José Department of southern Uruguay.

## Geography

It is located on km.71 of Route 3, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of its junction with Route 1 and 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) northeast of Rafael Perazza (by secondary road). Route 3 connects it to the department capital, San José de Mayo, 19 kilometres (12 mi) to the north, as well as to the capitals or main cities of other departments.

## Population

In 2011 Villa María had a population of 620.

| Year | Population |
| - | - |
| 1963 | 104 |
| 1975 | 209 |
| 1985 | 279 |
| 1996 | 322 |
| 2004 | 512 |
| 2011 | 620 |

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

