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Empalme Olmos
Village
Train station at Empalme Olmos
Train station at Empalme Olmos
Country Uruguay
DepartmentCanelones Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,199
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
91002
Dial plan+598 2 (+7 digits)

Empalme Olmos is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Empalme Olmos is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.

Location

The village is located at the junction of Route 8 with Routes 82 and 34, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of the city of Pando.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 November 1952 by the Act of Ley Nº 11.877.[1]

Population

In 2011 Empalme Olmos had a population of 4,199.[2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had recorded a population of 5,497 for the municipality during the elections.[3]

Location map of the Municipality of Empalme Olmos
Year Population
1963 1,973
1975 2,108
1985 3,144
1996 3,815
2004 3,978
2011 4,199

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

Places of worship

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 11.877". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Elecciones - Canelones". El Observador. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

Images

Plaza 30 de noviembre near the train station at Empalme Olmos.