Official Name: | Santa Clara de Olimar |
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: | Treinta y Tres Department |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1878 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2341 |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -32.9167°N -111°W |
Elevation M: | 320 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 37007 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 4464 (+4 digits) |
Santa Clara de Olimar is a small town in Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay.
The town is located on the border with Cerro Largo Department, on Km. 282 of Route 7, about northeast of Cerro Chato and southwest of Tupambaé.
It was founded as "Olimar" by Decree of 7 March 1878. On 12 June 1911, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.776. It was renamed to "Santa Clara de Olimar" and its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 21 August 1962 by the Act of Ley Nº 13.083.[1]
In 2011, Santa Clara de Olimar had a population of 2,341.[2]
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
1963 | 2,732 | |
1975 | 2,829 | |
1985 | 2,423 | |
1996 | 2,459 | |
2004 | 2,305 | |
2011 | 2,341 |