José Pedro Varela (City)
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Coordinates: 33 ° 27 ′ S , 54 ° 32 ′ W José Pedro Varela on the map of Uruguay
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| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Lavalleja | |
| Residents | 5118 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 30300 | |
| City Presidency | Dario Amaro | |
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José Pedro Varela is a city in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the 10th section in the north of the Lavalleja department on the banks of the Arroyo Corrales . North of the city runs the border to the neighboring party Treinta y Tres . The distance to the department capital Minas is 136 kilometers, while Montevideo is approx. 256 kilometers away.
Infrastructure
Ruta 8 , which meets Ruta 14 here , runs through the city . Since two of the most important companies in this sector, Saman and Casarone, are located in José Pedro Varela, the city is also referred to as the rice-growing capital.
history
The first settlements in the urban area date back to 1870. In 1904 the development of the town called Corrales continued under the leadership of Ceferino Lenú and other residents . It was officially founded in 1912 when the merchant Bernardo Coya divided his fields into 118 building sites. By law of February 1, 1918 and the signature of the then President Feliciano Viera , the core of the settlement was given the status of a locality ("pueblo"). Furthermore, it received its current name in the course of this. This is due to José Pedro Varela . It was classified in the city category on November 19, 1967 by the Ley No. 13,631 Act.
Residents
The population of José Pedro Varelas is 5,118 (as of 2011), of which 2,470 are male and 2,648 are female.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 2.983 |
| 1975 | 3,543 |
| 1985 | 4,077 |
| 1996 | 4,983 |
| 2004 | 5,332 |
| 2011 | 5.118 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of José Pedro Varela is Dario Amaro .
sons and daughters of the town
- Darwin Torres (born 1991), football player
Web links
- City map José Pedro Varelas (PDF; 132 kB)
- Brief description of José Pedro Varelas on the website of the Intendencia of Lavalleja (Spanish)
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 (DOC; 48 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay (PDF; 628 kB)
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
