Palmitas ( Spanish: Palmitas ) is a rural settlement ( Pueblo ) in the south-west of Uruguay , in the territory of the Soriano department.
| Palmitas | |
|---|---|
| Palmitas | |
| A country |  Uruguay |
| The Department | Soriano |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 88 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 2123 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +598 4537XXXX |
| Postcode | 75001 |
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Geography
The village is located in the southern part of the department, north of the ridge of Cucilla del Biscocco, at an altitude of 88 meters above sea level [1] . Palmitas is located approximately 34 kilometers southeast of the city of Mercedes , the administrative center of the department and 205 kilometers northwest of Montevideo , the country's capital. The nearest civilian airport is in the city of Mercedes [1] .
History
Palmitas arose as a settlement at the railway station. Received the status of a rural settlement ( Pueblo ) on November 6, 1953 [2] [3] .
Population
According to the 2011 census , the population was 2,123 people [4] .
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 1433 |
| 1963 | 1288 |
| 1975 | 1332 |
| 1985 | 1531 |
| 1996 | 1774 |
| 2004 | 1954 |
| 2011 | 2123 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [2]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Physico-geographical data
- ↑ 1 2 Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (PDF). INE (2012). Date of treatment September 5, 2012. Archived November 5, 2012.
- ↑ LEY N ° 12.021 unopened (unreachable link) . República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo (1952). Date of treatment July 5, 2011. Archived December 29, 2012.
- ↑ Censos 2011 Cuadros Soriano (Unavailable link) . INE (2012). Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived November 23, 2012.