Official Name: | Belén |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uruguay |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Salto Department |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 2030 |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -30.7833°N -57.7833°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 50001 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 4766 (+4 digits) |
Belén is a village in the Salto Department of northwestern Uruguay.
Belén is also the name of the municipality to which the village belongs.
The village is located on the mouth of the stream Arroyo Yacuy, on the banks of Uruguay River, northwest of Arapey and north of Salto.
It was first established as "Pueblo" (village) on 12 January 1860 and then re-established on 7 May 1862 by the Act of Ley Nº 705 and again on 2 October 1867 by the Act of Ley Nº 896.
In 2011, Belén had a population of 1,926.[1]
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
1908 | 1,994 | |
1963 | 2,622 | |
1975 | 2,121 | |
1985 | 1,882 | |
1996 | 2,023 | |
2004 | 2,030 | |
2011 | 1,926 |