Casupá

Casupá
Town

The main square of Casupá
Casupá

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 34°2′0″S 55°39′0″W / 34.03333°S 55.65000°W / -34.03333; -55.65000Coordinates: 34°2′0″S 55°39′0″W / 34.03333°S 55.65000°W / -34.03333; -55.65000
Country  Uruguay
Department Florida Department
Founded 1908
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,402
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 94100
Dial plan +598 4311 (+4 digits)

Casupá is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Location

The town is located on Route 7, around 105 kilometres (65 mi) northeast of Montevideo.

History

Casupá was founded on 15 September 1908, and on 12 June 1924, it was declared "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 7.728.[1] It was then elevated to the category of "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley No. 12.297.[2]

Population

In 2011, Casupá had a population of 2,402.[3]

Year Population
1963 2,044
1975 2,330
1985 2,351
1996 2,593
2004 2,668
2011 2,402

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "LEY N° 12.297". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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