Migues Explained

Official Name:Migues
Settlement Type:City & Municipality
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Population As Of:2011 Census
Population Total:2109
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.4833°N -55.6333°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:91004
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4317 (+4 digits)

Migues is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Migues is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.

Geography

Location

The city is located on the intersection of Route 80 with Routes 81, 88 and 108, about southeast of Tala and west of Montes.

History

On 27 June 1870, a "Pueblo" (village) named "Carmen" was created by the Act of Ley Nº 1.112 on the land belonging to Nicasia Figueredo de Migues, between two streams of the Solís river. It probably corresponds to the village eventually named "Migues". On 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837. On 26 June 1970, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.866.[1]

Population

According to the 2011 census, Migues had a population of 2,109.[2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 3,720 for the municipality during the elections.[3]

Year Population
1908 5,000
1963 1,968
1975 2,183
1985 2,079
1996 2,004
2004 2,180
2011 2,109
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Nº 13.866 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1970 . 7 September 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130421201306/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13866 . 21 April 2013 .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041513/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Canelones/P_3_CAN.xls . 10 October 2012 .
  3. Web site: ELECCIONES - Canelones . . 2 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024255/http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39 . 12 March 2012 .
  4. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "Carmen") . INE . 2012 . PDF . 6 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 .