Santa Catalina, Uruguay

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Santa Catalina
Village
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Santa Catalina
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°47′0″S57°29′0″W / 33.78333°S 57.48333°W / -33.78333; -57.48333 Coordinates: 33°47′0″S57°29′0″W / 33.78333°S 57.48333°W / -33.78333; -57.48333
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Soriano Department
Population
 (2011)
  Total998
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code
75201
Dial plan +598 4538 (+4 digits)

Santa Catalina is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.

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Location

The village is located on Route 2, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Cardona and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of José Enrique Rodó. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes passes through the town.

History

On 19 December 1940, the status of the populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 9.985. [1] Previously, it had been the head of the judicial section "Arroyo el Medio". [2]

Population

In 2011 Santa Catalina had a population of 998. [3]

YearPopulation
19081,894
1963824
1975884
1985882
1996929
20041,053
2011998

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [2]

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References

  1. "Ley Nº 9.985". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1940. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. "Censos 2011 Soriano (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.