Estación Rincón
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Coordinates: 32 ° 50 ′ S , 53 ° 50 ′ W Estación Rincón on the map of Uruguay
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 Uruguay
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| Department | Treinta y Tres | |
| Residents | 674 (2011) | |
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Estación Rincón is a town in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the area of the Departamento Treinta y Tres in the sector 3 in the Cuchilla Cerro Largo . The closest larger settlements are the cities of Vergara in the southwest and Arrozal Treinta y Tres in the southeast. The Arroyo Sarandí Grande leads south past Estación Rincón, whose economic base is rice cultivation. The Arroyo de la Teja , a right-hand tributary of the Río Tacuarí, runs north . To the east of the village is the source of the Arroyo Sarandí Chico .
Infrastructure
Ruta 18 and the Montevideo - Río Branco railway line with an AFE stop run through Estación Rincón .
Residents
Estación Rincón had 674 inhabitants at the 2011 census, of which 331 were men and 343 women.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | - |
| 1975 | - |
| 1985 | 375 |
| 1996 | 734 |
| 2004 | 742 |
| 2011 | 674 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Web links
- City map of Estación Rincón (PDF; 94 kB)
- Image of the Estación Rincon train station.Retrieved March 2, 2012