Dolores, Uruguay

Dolores
—  City  —
Dolores
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Soriano Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 15,753
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 75100
Area code(s) +598 4534

Dolores is a city in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. It is located in the west part of the department, on the south banks of Río San Salvador, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) before it discharges into Río de la Plata. It is almost entirely surrounded by the populated rural area known as Chacras de Dolores. It was elevated to "City" category on 26 November 1923 by decree Ley No. 7.652.

Population

In 2004, Dolores had a population of 15,753.[1] Together with Chacras de Dolores, they form a population centre of more than 19,000.

Year Population
1963 12,488
1975 13,322
1985 13,084
1996 14,784
2004 15,753

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. ^ "2004 Census of Soriano department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Soriano/Cuadro7_17.XLS. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / D" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraD.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

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