Achar (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 32 ° 24 ′ S , 56 ° 11 ′ W Achar on the map of Uruguay
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| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Tacuarembó | |
| Residents | 687 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 45001 | |
Achar is a town in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the Tacuarembó department in sectors 9 and 11 . Closest settlements are Curtina in the north, San Gregorio de Polanco in the southeast and Cuchilla de Peralta or Cardoso in the southwest. In the north of Achar the Cuchilla de Santo Domingo extends in an easterly direction , while the area west of the place and the nearby Arroyo Cardozo , whose source is north of Achar, is called Cuchilla de Peralta .
history
On August 21, 1936, Achar was classified in the " Pueblo " category by Law No. 9587 .
Infrastructure
Achar has its own railway station on the "Montevideo - Tacuarembó - Rivera" railway line that passes through the town, although it is currently out of service. A few hundred meters to the north, Ruta 43 passes in an east-west direction. There is a connection to the national bus network. The place has a school, a children's play area and a soccer field. There is also a post office in town. Achar is connected to the water supply and the electricity and telephone network, and the on-site polyclinic supply is guaranteed.
Residents
Achar had 687 inhabitants at the 2011 census, of which 334 were men and 353 were women.
| year | Residents |
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| 1908 | 2,708 |
| 1963 | 562 or 770 |
| 1975 | 608 |
| 1985 | 561 |
| 1996 | 637 |
| 2004 | 780 |
| 2011 | 687 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay, unless otherwise stated
Mars crater
A Martian crater is named after Achar .
Web links
- City map of Achar (PDF; 90 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Postal code directory of the Uruguayan Post
- ↑ Uruguay's railway network on the website of the engineering faculty of the UdelaR ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 23, 2012
- ↑ a b "Toponimia y categorización jurídica oficial de las localidades urbanas de Uruguay" on the official website of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay (INE) (PDF; 246 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 78 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 as XLS file
