Grecco Explained

Official Name:Grecco
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Río Negro Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:598
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-32.8153°N -57.0458°W
Elevation M:110
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4567 (+4 digits)

Grecco is a village in the Río Negro Department of Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located south of Route 20 and about east of the junction of Route 20 with Route 4.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 17 November 1964 by the Act of Ley Nº 13.299.[1] Previously, it had been the head of the judicial section "Las Flores".

Population

In 2011 Grecco had a population of 598.[2]

Year Population
1908 612
1963 578
1975 457
1985 578
1996 554
2004 726
2011 598
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEY N° 13.299 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1964 . 29 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006222850/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13299 . 6 October 2014 .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Río Negro . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002085756/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/rio%20negro.html . 2 October 2013 .
  3. 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 . 2009-11-13 . INE . 2012 . PDF . 5 September 2012 .