Aiguá
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Coordinates: 34 ° 12 ′ S , 54 ° 45 ′ W Aiguá on the map of Uruguay
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| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Maldonado | |
| City foundation | 1892 | |
| Residents | 2465 (2011) | |
| Detailed data | ||
| height | 112 m | |
| Post Code | 20500 | |
| City Presidency | Esteban Raúl Agustoni (Partido Nacional (Uruguay) | |
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Aiguá is a city in Uruguay . It is also the capital of the municipality of the same name ( Municipio ).
geography
Aiguá is located in the north of the Maldonado department in the 8th Sección Censal, about 90 kilometers from the departmental capital of the same name, with which it is connected via the 39 Route. With the almost 514 meter high Cerro Catedral, the highest point in Uruguay belongs to the urban area . The distance from Aiguás to the Uruguayan capital Montevideo , to which one is connected via the Rutas 13 and 8, is 178 kilometers. The city is located in a valley surrounded by mountains. The Cerro del Pororó and the Grotto of Salamanca are particularly noteworthy. The Arroyo del Aiguá also flows here .
history
Aiguá was founded in 1892 by Margarita Muniz . On May 9, 1906, the settlement was given the status of "pueblo" by law Ley 3.027 . Almost 50 years later, on January 4, 1956, the Ley 12.265 was then used to award city status (Ciudad). The name of the city comes from the Guaraní and means something like "flowing water" .
Residents
The city has 2,465 inhabitants (as of 2011), of which 1,177 are male and 1,288 are female.
| year | Residents |
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| 1908 | 4,763 |
| 1963 | 2,715 |
| 1975 | 2,470 |
| 1985 | 2,362 |
| 1996 | 2,567 |
| 2004 | 2,676 |
| 2011 | 2,465 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Aiguá is Esteban Raúl Agustoni, PN .
education
With the Liceo de Aiguá founded in 1943, Aiguá has a secondary school ( Liceo ). In 2008 the school had 251 students.
sons and daughters of the town
- Arturo Fajardo (* 1961), Bishop of Salto
Web links
- Information on the town of Aiguá ( Memento of December 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) ( Spanish )
- City map of Aiguá (PDF; 108 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.correo.com.uy - Códigos Postales
- ↑ a b Toponimia y categorización jurídica oficial de las localidades urbanas de Uruguay (Spanish) at www.ine.gub.uy, accessed on April 28, 2014 (PDF)
- ↑ Statistical data ( memento of September 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 27, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 76 kB)
- ↑ Ciudad de Aiguá ( Memento of October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 as an xls file ( Memento from March 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Municipios de Uruguay - Aiguá , accessed June 11, 2020
- ↑ Liceos del Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 6.94 MB), accessed on February 29, 2012