Garzón, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:Garzón
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:Maldonado
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:198
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.5922°N -54.545°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:20402
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 ?(+8 digits)

Garzón is a village in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Garzón is also the name of the municipality to which the village belongs. It includes the following zones: Garzón, Faro José Ignacio, Playa Juanita, Puntas de José Ignacio, Cañada de la Cruz, Costas de José Ignacio, Laguna Garzón. The Laguna Garzón Bridge is a notable local landmark.

Geography

The village is located on the border with Rocha Department on the banks of the stream Arroyo Garzón, about upstream from its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.

History

On 21 August 1936, the populated nucleus here was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 9.587.[1]

Population

In 2011 Garzón had a population of 198.[2] According to the Intendencia Departamnetal de Maldonado, the municipality of Garzón has a population of 900.[3]

Year Population
1908 2.051
1963 345
1975 329
1985 408
1996 164
2004 207
2011 198
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Nº 9.587 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1964 . 7 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123105/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=9587 . 4 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Maldonado (needs flash plugin) . 2012 . INE . 29 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120907041445/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/maldonado.html . 7 September 2012 .
  3. Web site: Presupuesto-2011-2015 . Intendencia Departamnetal de Maldonado . 2012 . 11 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110424190540/http://www.maldonado.gub.uy/presupuesto-2011-2015/mapas.html . 24 April 2011 .
  4. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091113143716/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf . dead . 13 November 2009 . INE . 2012 . PDF . 7 September 2012 .