Guichón

Guichón
—  City  —
Guichón
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Paysandú Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 5,025
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 60008
Area code(s) +598 4742

Guichón is a small city in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay. It is located on Route 90, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of its intersection with Route 4 and 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of its intersection with Route 25. It was elevated to "City" category on 17 November 1964 by decree Ley No. 13.299.[1]

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 5,025.[2]

Year Population
1963 3,661
1975 4,726
1985 4,284
1996 4,826
2004 5,025

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 13.299". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13299&Anchor=. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Paysandú department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Paysandu/Cuadro7_11.XLS. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / G" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraG.doc. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 

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