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La Coronilla

Coordinates: 33°54′0″S 53°31′0″W / 33.90000°S 53.51667°W / -33.90000; -53.51667
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La Coronilla
Village
La Coronilla is located in Uruguay
La Coronilla
La Coronilla
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°54′0″S 53°31′0″W / 33.90000°S 53.51667°W / -33.90000; -53.51667
Country Uruguay
DepartmentRocha Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total510
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
27201
Dial plan+598 4476 (+4 digits)
ClimateCfa
La Coronilla

La Coronilla is a village in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Geography

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The village is located on the Atlantic coast on Route 9, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Chuy and the border with Brazil. Across Route 9, as a western extension of the village is the hamlet Capacho and as a northern extension the neighbourhood Barrio Pereira. Together they form a populated centre of 1,153 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census.[1]

History

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On 13 November 1951, the populated nucleus previously named "Las Maravillas" was renamed and its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.763.[2]

Population

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In 2011 La Coronilla had a population of 510.[1]

Year Population
1963 488
1975 626
1985 593
1996 586
2004 541
2011 510

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

According to the 2011 census, Capacho had a population of 457 and Barrio Pereira of 186.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Censos 2011 Rocha (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ "LEY N° 11.763". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1951. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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