Palmar, Uruguay Explained

Palmar
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:Soriano Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:456
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-33.0622°N -57.4597°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75004
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 453 (+5 digits)

Palmar is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located on Route 55 and the south bank of Río Negro, just south of the Palmar Dam. It lies about east of Mercedes and at the border with Río Negro Department.

History

On 26 March 1982, the urban conglomeration named "Coronel Lorenzo Latorre", which had been formed in 1973 as a result of the construction of the Palmar Dam, was given the status of "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Decreto-Ley Nº 15.254.[1] On 28 December 1990, it was renamed "Palmar" by the Act of Ley Nº 16.170.[2]

Population

In 2011 Palmar had a population of 381.[3]

Year Population
1985 834
1996 703
2004 471
2011 381
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Nº 15.254 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1982 . 7 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121836/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15254 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ley Nº 16.170 (see article 705) . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1990 . 7 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201001302/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=16170 . 1 February 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Censos 2011 Soriano (needs flash plugin) . 2012 . INE . 30 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 7 September 2012.