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