Aceguá, Uruguay Explained
| Official Name: | Aceguá |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cerro Largo |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1511 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -31.8667°N -54.1667°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 37001 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 46 (+6 digits) |
Aceguá is the Uruguayan part of a town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay.
Geography
It is located on Route 8, on the border with Brazil. The border between Uruguay and Brazil passes through the town and the two parts are separated by an international street.
History
Its status was raised from populated centre to "Pueblo" (village) on 23 December 1941 by decree Ley 10.101[1] and then to "Villa" (town) on 14 April 1986 by decree Ley 15.810.[2]
Population
In 2011 Aceguá had a population of 1,511.[3]
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1908 | 3.766 |
| 1963 | 464 |
| 1975 | 929 |
| 1985 | 1,302 |
| 1996 | 1,432 |
| 2004 | 1,493 |
| 2011 | 1,511 | |
Source:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: LEY N° 10.101 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1941 . 3 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221433/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=10101 . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: LEY N° 15.810 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1968 . 3 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214329/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15810 . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Cerro Largo . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041650/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Cerro%20Largo/P_3_CLA.xls . 10 October 2012 .
- Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 3 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323054815/http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/329/3h%20-%20Hobbys%20Yards%20Heritage%20Items.pdf.aspx . 23 March 2015 .
