Aceguá, Uruguay
Aceguá | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Aceguá Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′0″S 54°10′0″W / 31.86667°S 54.16667°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Cerro Largo |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,511 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 37001 |
| Dial plan | +598 46 (+6 digits) |
Aceguá is the Uruguayan part of a town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay.
Geography
[edit]It is located on Route 8, on the border with Brazil. The border between Uruguay and Brazil passes through the town and the two parts are separated by an international street.
History
[edit]Its status was raised from populated centre to "Pueblo" (village) on 23 December 1941 by decree Ley 10.101[1] and then to "Villa" (town) on 14 April 1986 by decree Ley 15.810.[2]
Population
[edit]In 2011 Aceguá had a population of 1,511.[3]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 3.766 |
| 1963 | 464 |
| 1975 | 929 |
| 1985 | 1,302 |
| 1996 | 1,432 |
| 2004 | 1,493 |
| 2011 | 1,511 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "LEY N° 10.101". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1941. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "LEY N° 15.810". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1968. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Cerro Largo". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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