Alejandro Gallinal

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Alejandro Gallinal

Cerro Colorado
Village
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El Carrillón at Alejandro Gallinal
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Alejandro Gallinal
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°52′0″S55°33′0″W / 33.86667°S 55.55000°W / -33.86667; -55.55000 Coordinates: 33°52′0″S55°33′0″W / 33.86667°S 55.55000°W / -33.86667; -55.55000
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Florida Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,357
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
94101
Dial plan +598 4318 (+4 digits)

Alejandro Gallinal or Cerro Colorado (old name, still in use) is a village in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

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Location

It is located on route 7 of the canal pathRoute 7, about 142 kilometres (88 mi) northeast of Montevideo.

History

On 18 December 1952, the locality "Cerro Colorado" was given its new name by decree Ley N° 11.893. [1] Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by decree Ley N° 15.708 on 28 January 1985. [2]

Population

In 2011 Alejandro Gallinal had a population of 1,357. [3]

YearPopulation
1963593
1975906
19851,092
19961,170
20041,336
20111,357

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "LEY N° 11.893". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ley Nº 15.708". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1985. Retrieved 4 September 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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