Fray Marcos
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Coordinates: 34 ° 12 ′ S , 55 ° 44 ′ W Fray Marcos on the map of Uruguay
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| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Florida | |
| Residents | 2398 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 90601 | |
Fray Marcos is a town in Uruguay .
geography
Fray Marcos is located in the Florida Department in Sector 2 of the Cuchilla del Chamizo . The Cuchilla del Vejigas extends to the south beyond the border formed by the nearby Río Santa Lucía to the neighboring Canelones . Fray Marcos is bordered by the Arroyo Chamizo Gande flowing to the west and the Arroyo Latorre flowing to the east . The latter flows south of the village into the Río Santa Lucía. The closest settlements in the department area are Chamizo in the west and Casupá in the northeast. The town of Bolívar is also in the immediate vicinity in Canelones to the south .
history
On July 5, 1956, Fray Marcos was established by the legal regulation of Ley No. 12,297 classified as a villa .
Infrastructure
The route 7 , which the route 94 meets here , leads through the village . In addition, the Montevideo - Nico Pérez railway runs through Fray Marcos.
Residents
The population of Fray Marcos is 2,398 (as of 2011), 1,150 of them male and 1,248 female.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 1,401 |
| 1975 | 1,568 |
| 1985 | 1,676 |
| 1996 | 2,053 |
| 2004 | 2,509 |
| 2011 | 2,398 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Web links
- City map by Fray Marcos (PDF; 100 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uruguayan Post Office Postal Code Directory , accessed on March 19, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 28, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 52 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 as XLS file