Nueva Palmira
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| Coordinates: 33°53′0″S 58°25′0″W / 33.883333°S 58.416667°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Colonia Department |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Founder | Felipe Santiago Torres Leiva |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 9,230 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 70101 |
| Area code(s) | +598 4544 |
Nueva Palmira is a city in Colonia Department in south-western Uruguay. It is located on the east bank of Uruguay River, about 86 kilometres (53 mi) northwest of the departmental capital Colonia del Sacramento.
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[edit] History
It was founded on 26 October 1831 by Felipe Santiago Torres Leiva.[1]
[edit] Population
In 2004, it had a population of 9,230.[2]
| Year | Population |
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| 1963 | 6,306 |
| 1975 | 7,146 |
| 1985 | 7,151 |
| 1996 | 8,339 |
| 2004 | 9,230 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
[edit] Features
Nueva Palmira is considered an important commercial port of the area and offers docking facility for yachts. There are several beaches along its shore, like Playa Higuerita, Playa Eolo, Playa Corbacho and Playa Los Vascos, while the northern end of the city, along the shore, is a resort called Balneario Brisas del Uruguay.
[edit] Main streets and squares
The main streets are General J.G. Artigas and fellipe Fontana, both running SE to NW, converge at the southeastern end of town and join with Ruta 21 towards Carmelo. The other main street, Chile, runs SW to NE and extends to Ruta 21 towards Dolores and Mercedes of Soriano Department.
The main squares of the city are Plaza de los 33 Patriotas, which takes up two blocks and extends to the Muelle Viejo (Old Dock) at the waterfront, and Plaza Artigas, featuring a monument to José Gervasio Artigas and the main church of the city. There is also Plaza de Deportes which offers open doors sports facilities. The city has also a zoological garden in its northern part.
[edit] Government
The city mayor as of July 2010 is Andrés Passarino.[4]
[edit] Notable people
- Gianni Guigou, football player.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ nuevapalmira.net History of Nueva Palmira (www.nuevapalmira.net) (Spanish)
- ^ "2004 Census of Colonia department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Colonia/Cuadro7_05.XLS. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / N" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraN.doc. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website (Spanish)
[edit] External links
- Nueva Palmira's website (Spanish)
- Information on the city at welcomeuruguay.com (Spanish)
- INE map of Nueva Palmira
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