Capilla del Sauce

Capilla del Sauce is a small town in the north part of Florida Department of central Uruguay.

Capilla del Sauce
Town
Capilla del Sauce
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°28′0″S 55°37′50″W
Country Uruguay
DepartmentFlorida Department
Population
 (2011)
  Total835
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
94008
Dial plan+598 4318 (+4 digits)

Location

It is located on Km. 190 of Route 6, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Sarandí del Yí of Durazno Department.

History

The group of houses of this area was declared a village on 26 May 1924, by decree Ley N° 7.718.[1] On 5 July 1956, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by decree Ley N° 12.298.[2]

Population

In 2011 Capilla del Sauce had a population of 835.[3]

YearPopulation
1963604
1975777
1985670
1996775
2004877
2011835

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

  • Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Roman Catholic)

References

  1. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. "LEY N° 12.298". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. "Censos 2011 Florida (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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