Aceguá, Uruguay
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Aceguá, Uruguay is the Uruguayan part of a town in the Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.-History:During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil war occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco party...

 of eastern Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

. It is located on Route 8
Route 8 (Uruguay)
Route 8 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, a national hero of Uruguay...

, on the border with Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The border between Uruguay and Brazil passes though the town and the two parts are separated by an international steet.

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 1,493.
Year Population
1963 464
1975 929
1985 1,302
1996 1,432
2004 1,493

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

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