Veinticinco de Mayo, Uruguay explained

Official Name:Veinticinco de Mayo
Other Name:25 de Mayo
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:1852
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-34.1897°N -56.34°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:94005
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4339 (+4 digits)

Veinticinco de Mayo is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Geography

The town is located on Route 76, east of its intersection with Route 77. The railroad track Montevideo - Florida passes through the village. The stream Arroyo Isla Mala, tributary of Arroyo Santa Lucía Chico, flows along the west and north limits of the village, forming a lake or wetland to the east side of it.

History

Its original name was "Isla Mala" and it was recognized as a recently created populated centre by a decree of 1 September 1875. It was renamed to its present name and declared a "Pueblo" (village) on 17 July 1918 by the Act of Ley N° 6.196. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 28 January 1985 by the Act of Ley N° 15.706.[1]

Population

In 2011, Veinticinco de Mayo had a population of 1,852.[2]

Year Population
1908 4,884
1963 1,692
1975 1,874
1985 1,834
1996 1,931
2004 1,845
2011 1,852
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Nº 15.706 . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo . 1985 . 4 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141300/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15706 . 5 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 (1908–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 4 September 2012.