San Gregorio de Polanco

San Gregorio del Polanco
—  Town  —
San Gregorio del Polanco
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Tacuarembó Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 3,673
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 45200
Area code(s) (598)4369

San Gregorio del Polanco is a small town (villa) in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on a peninsula on the north shore of the artificial lake Lago Rincón del Bonete and along Route 43, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) south of the department capital city of Tacuarembó. Route 43 passes across the lake to Durazno Department by ferryboat.

Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 15 October 1963 by decree Ley No. 13.167.[1]

Population

In 2004, San Gregorio de Polanco had a population of 3,673.[2]

Year Population
1963 2,019
1975 2,877
1985 2,856
1996 3,101
2004 3,673

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 8 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Tacuarembó department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Tacuarembo/Cuadro7_18.XLS. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / S" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraS.doc. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 

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