Empalme Olmos Explained
| Official Name: | Empalme Olmos |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canelones Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 4199 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.7°N -55.9°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 91002 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
Empalme Olmos is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Empalme Olmos is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.
Geography
Location
The village is located at the junction of Route 8 with Routes 82 and 34, about northeast of the city of Pando.
History
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 November 1952 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.877.[1]
Population
In 2011 Empalme Olmos had a population of 4,199.[2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had recorded a population of 5,497 for the municipality during the elections.[3]
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1963 | 1,973 |
| 1975 | 2,108 |
| 1985 | 3,144 |
| 1996 | 3,815 |
| 2004 | 3,978 |
| 2011 | 4,199 | |
Source:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4] Places of worship
- St. Rose of Lima Parish Church (Roman Catholic)
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Notes and References
- Web site: LEY N° 11.877 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1952 . 7 September 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204206/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=11877 . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041513/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Canelones/P_3_CAN.xls . 10 October 2012 .
- Web site: Elecciones - Canelones . El Observador . 2 February 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024255/http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39 . 12 March 2012 .
- Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 7 September 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091113143716/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf . 13 November 2009 .
