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.
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.
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.
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 |