Chamizo
Encyclopedia
Chamizo is a small town (pueblo) in the Florida Department
of central Uruguay
. It is located on the intersection of Route 6
with Route 94, about 87 kilometres (54.1 mi) from the centre of Montevideo
. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 21 November 1931 by decree Ley No. 8.796.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Florida Department
Florida is a department of Uruguay. Its capital of is Florida.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1...
of central 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 the intersection of Route 6
Route 6 (Uruguay)
Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil...
with Route 94, about 87 kilometres (54.1 mi) from the centre of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 21 November 1931 by decree Ley No. 8.796.
Population
In 2004 it had a population of 587.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 474 |
| 1975 | 533 |
| 1985 | 447 |
| 1996 | 442 |
| 2004 | 587 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay