▁Can el ones . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Route ▁ 5 ▁about ▁ ▁North ▁of ▁Monte video ▁and ▁on ▁its ▁intersection ▁with ▁Route ▁ 6 4 . ▁It ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Ar roy o ▁Can el ón ▁Ch ico . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" V illa ▁Gu ad alu pe ". ▁It ▁became ▁capital ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁earlier ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁The ▁rail road ▁arrived ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁while ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁National ▁Route ▁ 5 ▁from ▁Monte video ▁was ▁inaugur ated . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁" C anel ones " ▁and ▁its ▁status ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁" C i udad " ▁( city ) ▁by ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Ley ▁N º ▁ 5 . 4 0 0 . ▁ ▁Population ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁Can el ones ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 9 , 8 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Int endencia ▁de ▁Can el ones ▁had ▁recorded ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 5 , 9 6 1 ▁for ▁the ▁municipality ▁during ▁the ▁elections . ▁While ▁Can el ones ▁is ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁consider ably ▁smaller ▁population ▁compared ▁with ▁two