Santa Catalina | |
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: | 998 |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -33.7833°N -57.4833°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 75201 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 4538 (+4 digits) |
Santa Catalina is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.
The village is located on Route 2, about northwest of Cardona and southeast of José Enrique Rodó. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes passes through the town.
On 19 December 1940, the status of the populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 9.985.[1] Previously, it had been the head of the judicial section "Arroyo el Medio".
In 2011 Santa Catalina had a population of 998.[2]
Year | Population | |
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1908 | 1,894 | |
1963 | 824 | |
1975 | 884 | |
1985 | 882 | |
1996 | 929 | |
2004 | 1,053 | |
2011 | 998 |