Las Piedras, Artigas

Las Piedras
Suburb of Bella Unión
Las Piedras

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 30°14′0″S 57°35′0″W / 30.23333°S 57.58333°W / -30.23333; -57.58333Coordinates: 30°14′0″S 57°35′0″W / 30.23333°S 57.58333°W / -30.23333; -57.58333
Country  Uruguay
Department Artigas Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,771
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 55100
Dial plan +598 4779 (+4 digits)

Las Piedras (which means "The Stones") is a suburb of Bella Unión in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.

Location

The suburb is located on Route 3 and borders the urban area of the city to the south, suburb Franquia to the north and suburb Cuareim to the west.

Geography

Las Piedras, Franquia and Cuareim are located on a protruding part of land between Uruguay River and the mouth of Río Cuareim, where the international boundaries of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil meet.

Population

In 2011 it had a population of 2,771.[1]

Year Population
1963 216
1975 738
1985 1,253
1996 2,099
2004 2,164
2011 2,771

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Artigas". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.


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