La Coronilla

La Coronilla
Village
La Coronilla

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 33°54′0″S 53°31′0″W / 33.90000°S 53.51667°W / -33.90000; -53.51667Coordinates: 33°54′0″S 53°31′0″W / 33.90000°S 53.51667°W / -33.90000; -53.51667
Country  Uruguay
Department Rocha Department
Population (2011)
 • Total 510
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 27201
Dial plan +598 4476 (+4 digits)
Climate Cfa

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

Location

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 "Censos 2011 Rocha (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "LEY N° 11.763". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1951. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.


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