La Paloma, Rocha Explained
| Official Name: | La Paloma |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1874 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 3495 |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Cfb |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.65°N -54.1667°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 27001 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4479 (+4 digits) |
La Paloma is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.
Geography
The city is located on Km. 244 of Route 10 and on its junction with Route 15, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about southwest of La Pedrera and northeast of Faro José Ignacio of the Maldonado Department.
History
It was founded on 1 September 1874. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 8 November 1939 by the Act of Ley Nº 9.888[1] and on 18 October 1982 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.333.[2] During the 1940s the resort was expanded according to plans designed by Juan Antonio Scasso.
Places of worship
- Parish Church of Our Lady of the Pigeon (Roman Catholic)
Population
In 2011 La Paloma had a population of 3,495 inhabitants[3] and 4,633 dwellings.[4]
| Year | Population | Dwellings |
|---|
| 1963 | 818 | 716 |
| 1975 | 1,389 | 1,297 |
| 1985 | 2,235 | 1,686 |
| 1996 | 3,084 | 2,814 |
| 2004 | 3,202 | 3,583 |
| 2011 | 3,495 | 4,633 | |
Source:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[5] [6] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: LEY N° 9.888 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1939 . 2 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026130455/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=09888 . 26 October 2014 .
- Web site: Ley Nº 15.333 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1982 . 4 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026130513/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15333 . 26 October 2014 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Rocha . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041904/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Rocha/P_3_ROC.xls . 10 October 2012 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Rocha . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111053020/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/rocha.html . 11 November 2012 .
- Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 5 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323054815/http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/329/3h%20-%20Hobbys%20Yards%20Heritage%20Items.pdf.aspx . 23 March 2015 .
- Web site: 1963–1996 Statistics / L . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 28 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111129075121/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraL.doc . 29 November 2011 .
