Fray Marcos

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Town in Florida Department, Uruguay

34°11′0″S 55°44′0″W / 34.18333°S 55.73333°W / -34.18333; -55.73333Country

UruguayDepartmentFlorida DepartmentFounded1888Population

(2011)

• Total2,398Time zoneUTC −3Postal code

90601

Dial plan+598 4311 (+4 digits)

Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Geography

It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. It is 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Montevideo and on kilometre 107 of the railroad track Montevideo – Nico Pérez.

History

It was founded in December 1888, and on 23 May 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906.^[1] Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297.^[2]

Population

In 2011 Fray Marcos had a population of 2,398.^[3]

Year	Population
1963	1,403
1975	1,568
1985	1,676
1996	2,053
2004	2,509
2011	2,398

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[1]

Places of worship

Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ "LEY N° 12.297". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.