La Paloma, Durazno

Village in Durazno Department, Uruguay
32°44′0″S 55°35′0″W / 32.73333°S 55.58333°W / -32.73333; -55.58333Country UruguayDepartmentDurazno DepartmentPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total1,443Time zoneUTC -3Postal code
97004
Dial plan+598 436 (+5 digits)

La Paloma is a village in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) into a secondary road that splits off Route 6 in a westward direction at about 78 kilometres (48 mi) north of Sarandí del Yí. A train station of the railroad track from Sarandí del Yí to the north end of the department is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 May 1984 by the Act of Ley Nº 15.542.[1]

Population

In 2011, it had a population of 1,443.[2]

Year Population
1963 1,539
1975 1,554
1985 1,242
1996 1,373
2004 1,547
2011 1,443

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

Places of worship

  • Parish Church of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic)

References

  1. ^ "Ley Nº 15.542". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Durazno". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

External links

  • INE map of La Paloma
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