Progreso ( Spanish: Progreso ) is a city in southern Uruguay , in the west of the Canelones department.
| Progreso | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Progreso | |
| A country |  Uruguay |
| The Department | Canelones |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC − 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 16 244 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +598 2 |
| Postcode | 90300 |
Content
Geography
Located about 29 km from the center of the capital, Montevideo .
History
Progreso was founded on November 15, 1871. December 11, 1981 received the status of the city ( Ciudad ), according to the decree number 15.228 [1] .
Population
According to 2011 data, the population of the city is 16,244 people [2] .
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 7010 |
| 1975 | 9612 |
| 1985 | 11 244 |
| 1996 | 14,471 |
| 2004 | 15,775 |
| 2011 | 16,244 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [3]
Notes
- ↑ Ley Nº 15.228 unopened (unreachable link) . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo (1981). Date of treatment September 8, 2012. Archived December 28, 2012.
- ↑ Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones . INE (2012). Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived November 23, 2012.
- ↑ Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) (PDF). INE (2012). Date of treatment September 8, 2012. Archived November 5, 2012.
Links
- www.progreso.com.uy (Spanish)