La Paloma, Durazno
Encyclopedia
La Paloma is a village, officially a "populated centre", in the Durazno Department
of central Uruguay
. It is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) into a secondary road that splits off Route 6
in a westward direction at about 78 kilometres (48.5 mi) north of Sarandí del Yí
. A train station of the railroad track from Sarandí del Yí to the north end of the department is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Durazno Department
Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.-Economy and Geography:...
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 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) into a secondary road that splits off 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...
in a westward direction at about 78 kilometres (48.5 mi) north of Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department...
. A train station of the railroad track from Sarandí del Yí to the north end of the department is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village
Population
In 2004, it had a population of 1,547.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,437 |
| 1975 | 1,554 |
| 1985 | 1,242 |
| 1996 | 1,374 |
| 2004 | 1,547 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay