Agraciada Explained
| Official Name: | Agraciada |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Soriano Department &<br />Colonia Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 586 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -33.8097°N -58.2672°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 70102 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4544 (+4 digits) |
Agraciada is a village located in southwestern Uruguay, on the border of Soriano Department with Colonia Department with parts in both departments.
History
On 28 June 1939 the status of the populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 9.839.[1]
Population
According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 586, of which 394 in the Soriano Department[2] and 192 in the Colonia Department.[3]
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1908 | 2,133 |
| 1963 | 578 |
| 1975 | 638 |
| 1985 | 563 |
| 1996 | 598 |
| 2004 | 609 |
| 2011 | 586 | |
Source:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ley Nº 9.839 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1939 . 5 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221418/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=9839 . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Soriano (needs flash plugin) . ΙΝΕ . 2012 . 30 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120901015004/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/soriano.html . 1 September 2012 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Colonia (needs flash plugin) . ΙΝΕ . 2012 . 30 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120901030537/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/colonia.html . 1 September 2012 .
- Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 5 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 .
