Quebracho, Paysandú Explained
| Quebracho |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Paysandú Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 2853 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -31.9361°N -57.9028°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 60001 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4754 (+4 digits) |
Quebracho is a small town (villa) in Paysandú Department in Uruguay.
Geography
It is located into a road that splits off Route 3 in a westward direction, about north-northeast of the department capital city of Paysandú. The railroad track Salto - Paysandú passes through this town.
History
On 20 August 1947, the existing "urban nucleus" was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category by the Act of Ley Nº 10.923.[1] Until then it had been the head of the judicial section "Sarandí". On 15 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167.[2]
Population
In 2011, Quebracho had a population of 2,853.[3]
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1908 | 1,432 |
| 1963 | 1,256 |
| 1975 | 1,507 |
| 1985 | 1,890 |
| 1996 | 2,337 |
| 2004 | 2,813 |
| 2011 | 2,853 | |
Source:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4] Places of worship
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (Roman Catholic)
External links
INE map of Quebracho
Notes and References
- Web site: Ley Nº 10.923 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1947 . 4 September 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130421230129/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=10923 . 21 April 2013 .
- Web site: LEY N° 13.167 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1963 . 4 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150216210424/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13167 . 16 February 2015 .
- Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Paysandú . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010040903/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Paysandu/P_3_PAY.xls . October 10, 2012 .
- Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 4 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 .
