Nueva Helvecia

Nueva Helvecia
City
Nueva Helvecia
Coordinates: 34°17′S 57°12′W / 34.283°S 57.200°W / -34.283; -57.200
Country	Uruguay
Department	Colonia
Founded	1862
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	10,630

Nueva Helvecia (Spanish for "New Helvetia"; formerly known as Colonia Suiza) is a city in Colonia Department of Uruguay.

It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay, and a few kilometres from the coast where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Río de la Plata. It is known nationwide for its Swiss heritage.