Velázquez, Uruguay

Velázquez
—  Town  —
Velázquez
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Rocha Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,084
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 27303
Area code(s) +598 4457

Velázquez is a small town (villa) in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on on the intersection of Route 15 with Route 13, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Rocha, the capital city of the department. The stream Arroyo India Muerta flows east of the town.

Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 1 July 1953 by decree Ley No. 11.965.[1]

Population

In 2004, Velázquez had a population of 1,084.[2]

Year Population
1963 1,017
1975 1,054
1985 1,031
1996 1,018
2004 1,084

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 11.965". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1953. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=11965&Anchor=. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Rocha department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Rocha/Cuadro7_14.XLS. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "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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