Santa Catalina, Uruguay

Santa Catalina
Village
Santa Catalina is located in Uruguay
Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°47′0″S 57°29′0″W / 33.78333°S 57.48333°W / -33.78333; -57.48333
Country Uruguay
DepartmentSoriano Department
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
998
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
75201
Dial plan+598 4538 (+4 digits)

Santa Catalina is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located on Route 2, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Cardona and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of José Enrique Rodó. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes passes through the town.

History

On 19 December 1940, the status of the populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 9.985.[1] Previously, it had been the head of the judicial section "Arroyo el Medio".[2]

Population

In 2011 Santa Catalina had a population of 998.[3]

Year Population
1908 1,894
1963 824
1975 884
1985 882
1996 929
2004 1,053
2011 998

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ley Nº 9.985". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1940. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Censos 2011 Soriano (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.


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