Colonia Nicolich

{{Infobox settlement |official_name = General Seregni |other_name = Colonia Nicolich |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Uruguay |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uruguay |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Uruguay}} |subdivision_type1 = Department |subdivision_name1 = Canelones Department |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_total = 9624 |population_density_km2 = |timezone = UTC -3 |coordinates = {{coord|34|49|0|S|56|1|0|W|region:UY-CA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 14000 |area_code_type = Dial plan |area_code = +598 2 (+7 digits) |website = }} '''General Seregni''', formerly '''Colonia Nicolich''', is a town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Colonia Nicolich is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs and which includes the areas Colinas de Carrasco (Empalme) and Villa Aeroparque.<ref name=municipio/>

==Geography== The town is located directly north and northeast of the Carrasco International Airport on Route 102. It is part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.

==History== Since the 19th century, the area has been characterized by intensive agriculture supplying the markets of Montevideo. In the 1940s a slow urbanization started taking place. The urbanization was accelerated in the 1970s making it part of the metropolitan area of Montevideo. This included the construction of housing complexes for the Air Force personnel serving at nearby Air Base N1 and for those studying at the also nearby Aeronautic Military School. Other settlements were added in the 1990s. Today Colonia Nicolich is considered a typical "dormitory town" for people who commute daily to Montevideo for work or business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39 |title=ELECCIONES - Canelones |publisher=El Observador |access-date=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024255/http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39 |archive-date=12 March 2012 }}</ref>

In the mid-20th century a Mennonite colony was established there.<ref>[http://www.galizien.org/de/galizien/27-mennoniten-in-galizien/28--aus-montevideo-galizische-mennoniten-in-uruguay.html?showall=1 Mennonites from Galitzia in Nicolich] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120801065414/http://www.galizien.org/de/galizien/27-mennoniten-in-galizien/28--aus-montevideo-galizische-mennoniten-in-uruguay.html?showall=1 |date=2012-08-01 }}</ref>

Since 1999 there is a private cemetery nearby, Parque Martinelli de Carrasco.

==Population== In 2011 Colonia Nicolich had a population of 9,624.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Canelones/P_3_CAN.xls |title=Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones |date=2012 |publisher=INE |access-date=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041513/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Canelones/P_3_CAN.xls |archive-date=10 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/canelones.html |title=Censos 2011 Canelones |date=2012 |publisher=INE |access-date=28 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907041709/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/canelones.html |archive-date=7 September 2012 }}</ref> The ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 13,757 for the municipality, based on the 2004 census.<ref name=municipio>{{cite web |url=http://imcanelones.gub.uy/?q=node/4717 |title=Intendencia de Canelones - Municipio de Nicolich |publisher=Intendencia de Canelones |access-date=28 August 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;" ! Year || Population |- align="right" | 1963 || 2,669 |- align="right" | 1975 || 4,500 |- align="right" | 1985 || 5,527 |- align="right" | 1996 || 7,223 |- align="right" | 2004 || 8,811 |- align="right" | 2011 || 9,624 |} Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraC.doc |title=1963–1996 Statistics / C |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay |date=2004 |format=DOC |access-date=27 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721211855/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraC.doc |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Places of worship== * Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Roman Catholic)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120907041527/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/03_UYCA/Localidades/A0H_03020_326_328_995_996%20Ciudad%20de%20la%20Costa%20y%20otras.pdf INE map of Colonia Nicolich, Paso Carrasco, Carrasco Int.Airport, and parts of the municipality of Ciudad de la Costa]

Category:Populated places in the Canelones Department Category:Mennonitism in Uruguay