La Aguada y Costa Azul

La Aguada y Costa Azul
—  Town  —
La Aguada y Costa Azul
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Rocha Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,103
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 27002
Area code(s) +598 4479

La Aguada y Costa Azul is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the Atlantic and shares borders with La Paloma to the south, the border being the railroad track Rocha - La Paloma. Costa Azul was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 21 December 1995 by decree Ley No. 12.253.[1]

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 1,103.[2]

Year Population
1963 210
1975 454
1985 967
1996 1.125
2004 1,103

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 12.253". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1995. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12253&Anchor=. Retrieved 1 Julye 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Rocha department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Rocha/Cuadro7_14.XLS. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / L" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraL.doc. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 

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