La Cruz, Florida

La Cruz
Village

Church in La Cruz
La Cruz

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 33°55′45″S 56°14′6″W / 33.92917°S 56.23500°W / -33.92917; -56.23500Coordinates: 33°55′45″S 56°14′6″W / 33.92917°S 56.23500°W / -33.92917; -56.23500
Country  Uruguay
Department Florida Department
Population (2011)
  Total 747
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 94004
Dial plan +598 435 (+5 digits)

La Cruz is a village in the Florida Department of Uruguay.

Location

It is located in the centre of Florida Department, on the east side of Ruta 5, 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Florida, in an area known as Santa Teresa.

History

On 23 November 1929, the status of the group of houses here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 8.497.[1]

Population

In 2011 La Cruz had a population of 747.[2]

Year Population
1963 745
1975 620
1985 618
1996 702
2004 726
2011 747

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 7 September 2012.
  2. "Censos 2011 Florida (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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