Quebracho is a small town (villa) in 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...

 in Uruguay. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) into a road that splits off Route 3

Route 3 (Uruguay)

Route 3 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name General José Artigas, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in the country along with Route 5, connecting the south coast near Rafael Perazza with Bella Unión in the extreme northwest. The road...

 in a westward direction, about 52 kilometres (32.3 mi) north-northeast of the department capital city of 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...

. The railroad track Salto - Paysandú passes through this town.

Its status was elevated to "Villa" (small town) category on 15 November 1963 by decree Ley No. 13.167.

Population

In 2004, Quebracho had a population of 2,813.

Year	Population
1963	1,247
1975	1,507
1985	1,890
1996	2,337
2004	2,813

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

INE map of Quebracho