La Paloma, Rocha

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La Paloma
City
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La Paloma
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°39′0″S54°10′0″W / 34.65000°S 54.16667°W / -34.65000; -54.16667 Coordinates: 34°39′0″S54°10′0″W / 34.65000°S 54.16667°W / -34.65000; -54.16667
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Flag of Rocha Department.svg  Rocha
Founded1874
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total3,495
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
27001
Dial plan +598 4479 (+4 digits)
Climate Cfb

La Paloma is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.

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Location

The city is located on Km. 244 of Route 10 and on its junction with Route 15, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of La Pedrera and 53 kilometres (33 mi) northeast of Faro José Ignacio of the Maldonado Department.

History

It was founded on 1 September 1874. [1] Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 8 November 1939 by the Act of Ley Nº 9.888 [2] and on 18 October 1982 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.333. [3] During the 1940s the resort was expanded according to plans designed by Juan Antonio Scasso.

Places of worship

Population

In 2011 La Paloma had a population of 3,495 inhabitants [4] and 4,633 dwellings. [5]

YearPopulationDwellings
1963818716
19751,3891,297
19852,2351,686
19963,0842,814
20043,2023,583
20113,4954,633

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "LEY N° 9.888". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1939. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ley Nº 15.333". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1982. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Rocha". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Censos 2011 Rocha". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.


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