Santa Clara de Olimar

Town in Treinta y Tres Department, Uruguay

32°55′S 54°57′W / 32.917°S 54.950°W / -32.917; -54.950Country

UruguayDepartmentTreinta y Tres DepartmentFounded1878Elevation

320 m (1,050 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total2,341Time zoneUTC -3Postal code

37007

Dial plan+598 4464 (+4 digits)

Santa Clara de Olimar is a small town in Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay.

Geography

The town is located on the border with Cerro Largo Department, on Km. 282 of Route 7, about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of Cerro Chato and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Tupambaé.

History

It was founded as "Olimar" by Decree of 7 March 1878. On 12 June 1911, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.776.^[1] It was renamed to "Santa Clara de Olimar" and its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 21 August 1962 by the Act of Ley Nº 13.083.^[2]

Population

In 2011, Santa Clara de Olimar had a population of 2,341.^[3]

Year	Population
1963	2,732
1975	2,829
1985	2,423
1996	2,459
2004	2,305
2011	2,341

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

Places of worship

St. Clare of Assisi Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) (see also "Olimar")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "Ley Nº 13.083". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1962. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Trenta y Tres". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.