Veinticinco de Agosto explained

Official Name:Veinticinco de Agosto
Other Name:25 de Agosto
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:Florida Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1849
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.4111°N -56.4058°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:94002
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4338 (+4 digits)

Veinticinco de Agosto, mostly written 25 de Agosto, is a small town in the Florida Department of central Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on Route 77, about northeast of its intersection with Route 11. The railroad track from Montevideo splits here in two tracks, one towards Salto and one towards Florida, the capital of the department.

The river Río Santa Lucía flows along the east limits of the village.

History

It was recognized as a recently created populated centre by a decree of 1 September 1875 and on 29 April 1912, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.965. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297 on 5 July 1956.[1]

Population

In 2011, Veinticinco de Agosto had a population of 1,849.[2]

Year Population
1963 1,586
1975 1,750
1985 1,711
1996 1,727
2004 1,794
2011 1,849
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Nº 12.297 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1956 . 4 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201131/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12297 . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida . 2012 . INE . 25 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114010126/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Florida/P_3_FLA.xls . 14 November 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 4 September 2012.