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.
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.
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]
In 2011, Veinticinco de Agosto had a population of 1,849.[2]
Year | Population | |
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1963 | 1,586 | |
1975 | 1,750 | |
1985 | 1,711 | |
1996 | 1,727 | |
2004 | 1,794 | |
2011 | 1,849 |