Las Piedras, Artigas Explained

Official Name:Las Piedras
Settlement Type:Suburb of Bella Unión
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Artigas Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2771
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-30.2333°N -57.5833°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:55100
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4779 (+4 digits)

Las Piedras (which means "The Stones") is a suburb of Bella Unión in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.

Geography

Las Piedras, Franquia and Cuareim are located on a protruding part of land between Uruguay River and the mouth of Río Cuareim, where the international boundaries of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil meet.

The suburb is located on Route 3 and borders the urban area of the city to the south, suburb Franquia to the north and suburb Cuareim to the west.

Population

In 2011 it had a population of 2,771.[1]

Year Population
1963 216
1975 738
1985 1,253
1996 2,099
2004 2,164
2011 2,771
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Artigas . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010040736/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Artigas/P_3_ART.xls . 10 October 2012 .
  2. Web site: 1963–1996 Statistics / L . Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay . 2004 . DOC . 3 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111129075121/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraL.doc . 29 November 2011 .