Garzón (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′ S , 54 ° 33 ′ W Garzón on the map of Uruguay
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| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Maldonado | |
| Residents | 198 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 20401 | |
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Garzón is a town in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the Maldonado Department in Sector 7 in the Sierra de Garzón . Garzón is located about 25 kilometers north-northeast in the hinterland of José Ignacio in the east of the department. The Arroyo Garzón , which flows past the village to the east, forms the border with the neighboring Rocha department . South of Garzón the Arroyo de Pereira flows into the Arroyo Garzón, north of the Arroyo Campamento .
history
By Law No. 9.587 ( Ley 9.587 ), Garzón was classified as a pueblo on August 21, 1936 .
Infrastructure
The Montevideo - La Paloma railway runs through the town. This connects Garzón with San Carlos . Ruta 9 runs a few kilometers south .
Residents
Garzón had 198 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 96 of them male and 102 female.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 347 |
| 1975 | 329 |
| 1985 | 408 |
| 1996 | 164 |
| 2004 | 207 |
| 2011 | 198 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Web links
- City map of Garzón (PDF; 87 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Códigos Postales del Interior , accessed February 26, 2012
- ↑ 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; 47 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 2004 as an xls file ( Memento from March 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive )