Lapuente

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Lapuente
Village
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Lapuente
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 31°28′0″S54°58′0″W / 31.46667°S 54.96667°W / -31.46667; -54.96667
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Department Rivera Department
Population
 (2011)
  Total
321
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
40004
Dial plan +598 465 (+5 digits)

Lapuente is a village, or populated centre, in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay.

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Geography

The village is located on Route 29, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of its junction with Route 27, which is about 48 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of Vichadero and 88 kilometres (55 mi) southeast of the department capital Rivera. The stream Arroyo Yaguarí flows by the west limits of the village and the border with Brazil is only 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away.

Population

In 2011 Lapuente had a population of 321. [1]

YearPopulation
1963412
1975292
1985268
1996284
2004315
2011321

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [2]

References

  1. "Censos 2011 Rivera (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.