Official Name: | Ecilda Paullier |
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: | San José Department |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1883 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2585 |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -34.3667°N -57.0667°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 80002 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 4349 (+4 digits) |
Ecilda Paullier is a small town in the San José Department of southern Uruguay.
The town is located in the west part of the department, on Route 1, at the junction with Route 11, northwest of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Cufré flows west of the city.
It was founded as "Santa Ecilda" on 16 May 1883. On 6 April 1911, it was renamed as "Ecilda Paullier" and declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 3.748. Previously, it had been the head of the judicial section "Pavón". On 17 November 1964, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley N° 13.299.[1]
In 2011 Ecilda Paullier had a population of 2,585.[2]
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
1963 | 1,028 | |
1975 | 1,199 | |
1985 | 1,822 | |
1996 | 1,976 | |
2004 | 2,351 | |
2011 | 2,585 |
Iglesia Cristiana Evangélica, calle Pedro de Giovangelo, Ecilda Paullier (Plymouth Brethren)