Zapicán Explained

Zapicán
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Lavalleja Department
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1891
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:553
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-33.5275°N -54.9392°W
Elevation M:231
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:30301
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4463 (+4 digits)

Zapicán is a village in the northwest of Lavalleja Department in Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located on the junction of Route 14 with Route 40, about east of José Batlle y Ordoñez, with an elevation of 231m (758feet).[1] The railroad track Montevideo - Nico Pérez - Río Branco passes along the south limits of the village.

History

It was founded by Pablo Fernández in September 1891 and on 9 June 1913, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 4.337.

Population

In 2011 Zapicán had a population of 553.[2]

Year Population
1908 2.751
1963 839
1975 759
1985 670
1996 602
2004 640
2011 553
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: American Museum - Novitates . American Museum . 1994 . pdf . 6 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Censos 2011 Lavalleja (needs flash plugin) . 2012 . INE . 31 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) . INE . 2012 . PDF . 4 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113143716/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf . 13 November 2009 . dead . dmy-all .