Colón (Lavalleja)
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Coordinates: 33 ° 53 ′ S , 54 ° 43 ′ W Colón on the map of Uruguay
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Lavalleja | |
| Residents | 180 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 30007 | |
Colón is a town in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the eastern part of the Lavalleja Department in its 8th sector about 13 kilometers south of Pirarajá and about 17 kilometers north of Mariscala . The Arroyo Laureles, a tributary to the right of the Río Cebollatí, which runs a few kilometers north of Colón, flows through the village . The area to the west and south of the settlement is called Sierra de la Lorencita , while the Sierra del Aguila is located in the southeast , behind which the Cuchilla del Águila extends further south . In the immediate vicinity of the place are the topographic elevations Cerro Romerito , Cerro de la Chiva , Cerro Galeano , Cerro de la Lorencita and Cerro Buena Vista .
history
The village was founded on the land and on the initiative of Eustaquio Amilivia . On October 15, 1963, Colón was granted pueblo status by Law No. 13.163 .
Infrastructure
At Montevideo Colón is about a few kilometers west of the town running Ruta 8 connected at kilometer point 202 a path towards the village branches off from the. In Colón there is a police station, a school and a library.
Residents
The population of Colón is 180 (as of 2011), 94 of them male and 86 female.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 387 |
| 1975 | 368 |
| 1985 | 264 |
| 1996 | 223 |
| 2004 | 220 |
| 2011 | 180 |
Source:
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Utilidades y Servicios en Lavalleja ( Memento of the original of October 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 27, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963-1996 ( MS Word ; 176 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay - Censo 2004 ( MS Excel ; 35 kB) accessed on October 21, 2010
