Ansina Explained
| Official Name: | Ansina |
| Other Name: | Villa Ansina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tacuarembó Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 2712 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -31.8778°N -55.4653°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 45006 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 46 (+6 digits) |
Ansina is a town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.
Geography
The town is located on the junction of Route 26 with Route 44, on the east bank of Tacuarembó River.
History
On 5 October 1950, the populated nucleus known as "Paso de Borracho" was renamed to "Ansina" and its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.530,[1] and then on 3 May 1984, to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.539.[2]
Population
In 2011 Ansina had a population of 2,712.[3]
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1963 | 989 |
| 1975 | 1,056 |
| 1985 | 1,637 |
| 1996 | 1,930 |
| 2004 | 2,790 |
| 2011 | 2,712 | |
Source:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4] Places of worship
- Our Lady of Itatí Parish Church, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: LEY N° 11.530 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1950 . 6 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123203/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=11530 . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: LEY N° 15.539 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1984 . 6 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023319/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15539 . 6 March 2016 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012.
- Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 6 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 .
- http://iglesiacatolica.org.uy/santuarios/santuario-diocesano-nuestra-sra-de-itati-tacuarembo/ Itatí Sanctuary
