Coordinates: 32°44′0″S 55°35′0″W / 32.73333°S 55.58333°W / -32.73333; -55.58333

La Paloma, Durazno

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La Paloma
Village
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°44′0″S 55°35′0″W / 32.73333°S 55.58333°W / -32.73333; -55.58333
CountryFile:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
DepartmentDurazno Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,443
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal 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

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.

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