Capilla del Sauce

Town in Florida Department, Uruguay
33°28′0″S 55°37′50″W / 33.46667°S 55.63056°W / -33.46667; -55.63056Country UruguayDepartmentFlorida DepartmentPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total835Time zoneUTC -3Postal code
94008
Dial plan+598 4318 (+4 digits)

Capilla del Sauce is a small town in the north part of Florida Department of central Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on Km. 190 of Route 6, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Sarandí del Yí of Durazno Department.

History

The group of houses of this area was declared a village on 26 May 1924, by decree Ley N° 7.718.[1] On 5 July 1956, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by decree Ley N° 12.298.[2]

Population

In 2011 Capilla del Sauce had a population of 835.[3]

Year Population
1963 604
1975 777
1985 670
1996 775
2004 877
2011 835

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

  • Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Roman Catholic)

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ "LEY N° 12.298". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Censos 2011 Florida (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

External links

  • INE map of Capilla del Sauce and Estación Capilla del Sauce
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