Guichón

Guichón
City
Guichón is located in Uruguay
Guichón
Guichón
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°21′0″S 57°12′0″W / 32.35000°S 57.20000°W / -32.35000; -57.20000
Country Uruguay
Department Paysandú
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total
5,039
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
60008
Dial plan+598 4742 (+4 digits)

Guichón is a small city in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on Route 90, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of its intersection with Route 4 and 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of its intersection with Route 25.

History

On 15 June 1907, it was declared "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.203.[1] Until then it had been the head of the judicial section "Palmar". On 22 June 1955, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.199,[2] and then on 17 November 1964, to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.299.[3]

Population

In 2011 Guichón had a population of 5,039.[4]

Year Population
1908 2,444
1963 3,683
1975 4,726
1985 4,284
1996 4,826
2004 5,025
2011 5,039

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Ley Nº 12.199". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1955. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ "LEY N° 13.299". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Paysandú". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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