Empalme Olmos
Appearance
Empalme Olmos | |
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Village | |
![]() Train station at Empalme Olmos | |
Coordinates: 34°42′0″S 55°54′0″W / 34.70000°S 55.90000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Canelones Department |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,199 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 91002 |
Dial plan | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
Empalme Olmos is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Empalme Olmos is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]The village is located at the junction of Route 8 with Routes 82 and 34, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of the city of Pando.
History
[edit]Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 November 1952 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.877.[1]
Population
[edit]In 2011 Empalme Olmos had a population of 4,199.[2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had recorded a population of 5,497 for the municipality during the elections.[3]
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Year | Population |
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1963 | 1,973 |
1975 | 2,108 |
1985 | 3,144 |
1996 | 3,815 |
2004 | 3,978 |
2011 | 4,199 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]
Places of worship
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LEY N° 11.877". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Elecciones - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
Images
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External links
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