Toledo, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:Toledo
Settlement Type:City & Municipality
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1889
Population As Of:2011 Census
Population Total:4397
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.7422°N -56.0983°W
Elevation M:68
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:91100
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 2 (+7 digits)

Toledo is a small city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. Together with Villa Crespo y San Andrés, it forms a population centre of more than 14,000, which is also generally known as "Toledo", although the censual area of Toledo itself has only about 4,400 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census. They are both part of the wider metropitan area of Montevideo.

Toledo is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and includes Villa Crespo y San Andrés as well as several other urban centres of the area. The Uruguayan Military School is located in the area.

Geography

Location

The city is located on Km. 22 of Route 6 and on its intersection with Route 85. The stream Arroyo de Toledo flows along the west and the south limits of the town.

History

The town was founded on November 17, 1889. On 28 May 1928 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 8.224, while on 24 October 1995, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.721.[1]

Population

In 2011 Toledo had a population of 4,397.[2] The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 16,197 for the municipality.[3]

Year Population
1963 1,699
1975 3,065
1985 3,321
1996 3,487
2004 4,028
2011 4,397
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

Places of worship

Government

The city mayor as of July 2010 is[6] Álvaro Gómez.[7]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Nº 16.721 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1964 . 7 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131229040113/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=16721 . 29 December 2013 .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Municipio de Toledo. Comuna Canaria / Dpto. de Canelones . 27 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 7 September 2012.
  5. http://www.imcanelones.gub.uy/?q=node/3605 Seminario Arquidiocesano
  6. http://www.imcanelones.gub.uy/?q=node/1946 "Se instalaron Municipios de Canelones, Progreso, Toledo y La Paz", July 27, 2010
  7. http://www.ci.gub.uy/home/home/index.php?menu=sub1_13&t=secciones&secc=225 "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website