Palmitas Explained

Official Name:Palmitas
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
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Palmitas
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2123
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-33.65°N -57.8°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75001
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4537 (+4 digits)

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

Geography

The village is located east of the intersection of Route 2 with Route 105, about southeast of the department capital city Mercedes. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes pass through this town.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 6 November 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.021.[1] Previously it had been the head of the judicial section "Coquimbo".

Population

In 2011 Palmitas had a population of 2,123.[2]

Year Population
1908 1,433
1963 1,288
1975 1,332
1985 1,531
1996 1,774
2004 1,954
2011 2,123
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEY N° 12.021 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1952 . 5 July 2011 . https://archive.today/20130421222539/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12021 . 21 April 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Soriano . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114005642/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Soriano/P_3_SOR.xls . 14 November 2012 .
  3. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 5 September 2012.