La Paloma, Durazno Explained

La Paloma
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:Durazno Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1443
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-32.7333°N -55.5833°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:97004
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 436 (+5 digits)

La Paloma is a village in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located into a secondary road that splits off Route 6 in a westward direction at about north of Sarandí del Yí. A train station of the railroad track from Sarandí del Yí to the north end of the department is east of the village.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 May 1984 by the Act of Ley Nº 15.542.[1]

Population

In 2011, it had a population of 1,443.[2]

Year Population
1963 1,539
1975 1,554
1985 1,242
1996 1,373
2004 1,547
2011 1,443
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Nº 15.542 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1964 . 3 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102605/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15542 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Durazno . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041237/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Durazno/P_3_DUR.xls . 10 October 2012 .
  3. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 7 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 .