Fray Marcos

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Fray Marcos
Town
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Fray Marcos
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°11′0″S55°44′0″W / 34.18333°S 55.73333°W / -34.18333; -55.73333
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Florida Department
Founded1888
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,398
Time zone UTC −3
Postal code
90601
Dial plan +598 4311 (+4 digits)

Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

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Geography

It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. It is 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Montevideo and on kilometre 107 of the railroad track Montevideo – Nico Pérez.

History

It was founded in December 1888, and on 23 May 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906. [1] Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297. [2]

Population

In 2011 Fray Marcos had a population of 2,398. [3]

YearPopulation
19631,403
19751,568
19851,676
19962,053
20042,509
20112,398

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. "LEY N° 12.297". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.