La Paloma, Rocha

Not to be confused with La Paloma of Durazno Department
La Paloma
City
La Paloma

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 34°39′0″S 54°10′0″W / 34.65000°S 54.16667°W / -34.65000; -54.16667Coordinates: 34°39′0″S 54°10′0″W / 34.65000°S 54.16667°W / -34.65000; -54.16667
Country  Uruguay
Department Rocha Department
Founded 1874
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,495
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 27001
Dial plan +598 4479 (+4 digits)
Climate Cfb

La Paloma is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Location

The city is located on Km. 244 of Route 10 and on its junction with Route 15, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of La Pedrera and 53 kilometres (33 mi) northeast of Faro José Ignacio of the Maldonado Department.

History

It was founded on 1 September 1874.[1] Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 8 November 1939 by the Act of Ley Nº 9.888[2] and on 18 October 1982 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.333.[3] During the 1940s the resort was expanded according to plans designed by Juan Antonio Scasso.

Places of worship

Population

In 2011 La Paloma had a population of 3,495 inhabitants [4] and 4,633 dwellings.[5]

Year Population Dwellings
1963 818 716
1975 1,389 1,297
1985 2,235 1,686
1996 3,084 2,814
2004 3,202 3,583
2011 3,495 4,633

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "LEY N° 9.888". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1939. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ley Nº 15.333". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1982. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Rocha". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Censos 2011 Rocha". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "1963–1996 Statistics / L" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2011.


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