Pirarajá

Pirarajá
Village
Pirarajá

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 33°44′25″S 54°45′30″W / 33.74028°S 54.75833°W / -33.74028; -54.75833Coordinates: 33°44′25″S 54°45′30″W / 33.74028°S 54.75833°W / -33.74028; -54.75833
Country  Uruguay
Department Lavalleja Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 713
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 30002
Dial plan +598 4448 (+4 digits)

Pirarajá is a village in the Lavalleja Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Location

It is located on Route 8 and on its junction with Route 58, about 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Mariscala and 95 kilometres (59 mi) northeast of Minas.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 22 December 1906 by decree Ley Nº 3.136.[1]

Population

In 2011 Pirarajá had a population of 713.[2]

Year Population
1963 914
1975 910
1985 773
1996 737
2004 967
2011 713

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Censos 2011 Lavalleja (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.


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