Veinticinco de Mayo, Uruguay

Veinticinco de Mayo
25 de Mayo
—  Village  —
Veinticinco de Mayo
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Florida Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,845
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 94005
Area code(s) +598 4339

Veinticinco de Mayo, mostly written 25 de Mayo, is a village (pueblo) in the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on Route 76, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of its intersection with Route 77. The railroad track Montevideo - Florida passes through the village. The stream Arroyo Isla Mala, tributary of Arroyo Santa Lucía Chico, flows along the west and north limits of the village, forming a lake or wetland to the east side of it.

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 17 July 1918 by decree Ley No. 6.196.

Population

In 2004, Veinticinco de Mayo had a population of 1,845.[1]

Year Population
1963 1,692
1975 1,874
1985 1,834
1996 1,931
2004 1,845

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. ^ "2004 Census of Florida department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Florida/Cuadro7_08.XLS. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / V" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraV.doc. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 

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