Quebracho, Uruguay

Quebracho
—  Town  —
Quebracho
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Paysandú Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,813
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 60001
Area code(s) +598 4754

Quebracho is a small town (villa) in Paysandú Department in Uruguay. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) into a road that splits off Route 3 in a westward direction, about 52 kilometres (32 mi) north-northeast of the department capital city of Paysandú. The railroad track Salto - Paysandú passes through this town.

Its status was elevated to "Villa" (small town) category on 15 November 1963 by decree Ley No. 13.167.[1]

Population

In 2004, Quebracho had a population of 2,813.[2]

Year Population
1963 1,247
1975 1,507
1985 1,890
1996 2,337
2004 2,813

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13167&Anchor=. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Paysandú department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Paysandu/Cuadro7_11.XLS. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / Q" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraQ.doc. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 

External links

INE map of Quebracho