Alejandro Gallinal or Cerro Colorado (old name, still in use) is a village in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.
It is located on route 7 of the canal path Route 7, about northeast of Montevideo.
On 18 December 1952, the locality "Cerro Colorado" was given its new name by decree Ley Nð 11.893. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by decree Ley Nð 15.708 on 28 January 1985.
In 2011 Alejandro Gallinal had a population of 1,357.
Source: Instituto Nacional de EstadÃÂstica de Uruguay