Tala, Uruguay
Tala | |
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City | |
Parish Church of the Most Holy Savior | |
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Coordinates: 34°21′0″S 55°46′0″W / 34.35000°S 55.76667°WCoordinates: 34°21′0″S 55°46′0″W / 34.35000°S 55.76667°W | |
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Department | Canelones Department |
Founded | 1860 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,089 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 91400 |
Dial plan | +598 4315 (+4 digits) |
Climate | Cfa |
Tala is a small city in the north of the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Tala is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
Location
The city is located on the intersction of Route 7 with Route 12, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of San Jacinto, 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of San Ramón and 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Fray Marcos of the Florida Department.
History
Tala was founded as a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 2 May 1860. On 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837.[1] On 28 April 1960, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.708.[2]
Population
According to the 2011 census, Tala had a population of 5,089.[3] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 9,499 for the municipality during the elections.[4]
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Year | Population |
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1908 | 9,086 |
1963 | 3,223 |
1975 | 3,613 |
1985 | 4,197 |
1996 | 4,720 |
2004 | 4,939 |
2011 | 5,089 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]
Places of worship
- Parish Church of the Most Holy Savior (Roman Catholic)[5]
Famous people
- Conrado Villegas (1841-1884), general
- Hugo Alfaro (1917-1996), journalist
- José Óscar Herrera (born 1965), footballer
- Christian Stuani (born 1986), footballer
References
- 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "LEY N° 12.708". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1960. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ↑ "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ Parroquia del Santísimo Salvador (Spanish)
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