Pirarajá Explained

Pirarajá
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:Lavalleja Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:713
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-33.7403°N -54.7583°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:30002
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4448 (+4 digits)

Pirarajá is a village in the Lavalleja Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on Route 8 and on its junction with Route 58, about north of Mariscala and northeast of Minas.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 22 December 1906 by decree Ley Nº 3.136.

Population

In 2011 Pirarajá had a population of 713.[1]

Year Population
1963 914
1975 910
1985 773
1996 737
2004 967
2011 713
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos 2011 Lavalleja (needs flash plugin) . 2012 . INE . 31 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 4 September 2012.