San Gregorio de Polanco

San Gregorio de Polanco
City
San Gregorio de Polanco

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 32°37′0″S 55°50′0″W / 32.61667°S 55.83333°W / -32.61667; -55.83333Coordinates: 32°37′0″S 55°50′0″W / 32.61667°S 55.83333°W / -32.61667; -55.83333
Country  Uruguay
Department Tacuarembó Department
Founded 1853
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,415
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 45200
Dial plan +598 4369 (+4 digits)

San Gregorio de Polanco is a small city in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.

Location

The city is located on a peninsula on the north shore of the artificial lake Lago Rincón del Bonete and along Route 43, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) south of the department capital city of Tacuarembó. Route 43 passes across the lake to Durazno Department by ferryboat.

History

It was founded on 27 November 1853.[1] On 13 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167,[2] and then on 13 December 1994 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.666.[3]

In 1945, the artificial lake of Rincon del Bonete hugely changed the landscape of this town, adding a water surface and, later, beaches.[4]

Population

In 2011, San Gregorio de Polanco had a population of 3,415.[5]

Year Population
1908 6,004
1963 2,489
1975 2,877
1985 2,856
1996 3,101
2004 3,673
2011 3,415

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ley Nº 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ley Nº 16.666". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1994. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Stories of San Gregorio" (in Spanish). Brecha. 14 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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