Fray Marcos

Fray Marcos
—  Small town  —
Fray Marcos
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Florida Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,509
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 90601
Area code(s) +598 4311

Fray Marcos is a villa (small town) in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located very close to the Santa Lucía River, on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.297.[1]

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 2,509.[2]

Year Population
1963 1,401
1975 1,568
1985 1,676
1996 2,053
2004 2,509

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 12.297". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12297&Anchor=. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Florida" (XLS). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Florida/Cuadro7_08.XLS. Retrieved June 2 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / F" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraF.doc. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 

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