Orgoroso is a village or populated centre in the Paysandú Department

Paysandú Department

Paysandú Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Paysandú. Its name origin is debated but is likely to be of charrua origin.The fertile soils of Paysandú have encouraged much agricultural development. Livestock raising is one of the principal agricultural activities, with cattle...

 of western 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 Ruta 90 about 53 kilometres (32.9 mi) east of the department capital Paysandú

Paysandú

-Transportation:The city is served by Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport.-Climate:Paysandú has a humid subtropical climate, described by the Köppen climate classification as Cfa. Summers are warm to hot and winters are cool, with the occurrence of frosts and fog...

 and 32 kilometres (19.9 mi) west of Guichón

Guichón

Guichón is a small city in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay. It is located on Route 90, west of its intersection with Route 4 and east of its intersection with Route 25. It was elevated to "City" category on 17 November 1964 by decree Ley No...

. The railroad track that joins the city of Paysandú with Paso de los Toros

Paso de los Toros

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passes through the south limits of the village.

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 516.

Year	Population
1996	441
2004	516

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Orgoroso