Vergara, Uruguay

Coordinates: 32°57′0″S 53°56′0″W / 32.95000°S 53.93333°W / -32.95000; -53.93333
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Vergara
City
Flag of Vergara
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Vergara is located in Uruguay
Vergara
Vergara
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°57′0″S 53°56′0″W / 32.95000°S 53.93333°W / -32.95000; -53.93333
Country Uruguay
Department Treinta y Tres
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total3,810
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
33002
Dial plan+598 4458 (+4 digits)

Vergara is a small city in the Treinta y Tres Department of eastern Uruguay.

Geography[edit]

It is located between Route 18, which passes to the northwest, and on Route 91, which passes to the southeast, and about 54 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Treinta y Tres, the capital city of the department. The stream Arroyo Parao flows along the northeast limits of the town.

History[edit]

On 10 March 1903, the group of houses here was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 2.788.[1] On 13 December 1994, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.668[2]

Population[edit]

In 2011, Vergara had a population of 3,810.[3]

Year Population
1963 2,837
1975 2,826
1985 3,379
1996 3,983
2004 3,985
2011 3,810

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Ley Nº 16.668". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Trenta y Tres". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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