La Paloma, Durazno

Not to be confused with the town La Paloma of Rocha Department
La Paloma
Village
La Paloma
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°44′0″S 55°35′0″W / 32.73333°S 55.58333°W / -32.73333; -55.58333Coordinates: 32°44′0″S 55°35′0″W / 32.73333°S 55.58333°W / -32.73333; -55.58333
Country  Uruguay
Department Durazno Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,443
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 97004
Dial plan +598 436 (+5 digits)

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

Location

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]

YearPopulation
19631,539
19751,554
19851,242
19961,373
20041,547
20111,443

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

Places of worship

References

  1. ↑ "Ley Nº 15.542". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. 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.
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