Empalme Olmos

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Empalme Olmos
Village
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Train station at Empalme Olmos
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Empalme Olmos
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°42′0″S55°54′0″W / 34.70000°S 55.90000°W / -34.70000; -55.90000 Coordinates: 34°42′0″S55°54′0″W / 34.70000°S 55.90000°W / -34.70000; -55.90000
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Canelones Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,199
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
91002
Dial plan +598 2 (+7 digits)

Empalme Olmos is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Canelones Department Place in Uruguay

The Departamento de Canelones , with an area of 4,536 km2 (1,751 sq mi) and 518,154 inhabitants, is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.

Uruguay republic in South America

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometers (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.

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Empalme Olmos is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.

Location

The village is located at the junction of Route 8 with Routes 82 and 34, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of the city of Pando.

Route 8 (Uruguay) highway in Uruguay

Route 8 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Aceguá in the northeast.

Pando, Uruguay City & Municipality in Canelones, Uruguay

Pando is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. It is an important commercial and industrial centre which has become part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 November 1952 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.877. [1]

Population

In 2011 Empalme Olmos had a population of 4,199. [2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had recorded a population of 5,497 for the municipality during the elections. [3]

Location map of the Municipality of Empalme Olmos MunCanEOlmos.svg
Location map of the Municipality of Empalme Olmos
YearPopulation
19631,973
19752,108
19853,144
19963,815
20043,978
20114,199

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "LEY N° 11.877". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Elecciones - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

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Plaza 30 de noviembre near the train station at Empalme Olmos. Plaza in Empalme Olmos.jpg
Plaza 30 de noviembre near the train station at Empalme Olmos.


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