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La Paloma
Village
La PalomaLocation in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°44′0″S 55°35′0″W / 32.73333°S 55.58333°W / -32.73333; -55.58333
Country	Uruguay
Department	Durazno Department
Population
• Total	1,443
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	97004
Dial plan	+598 436 (+5 digits)

La Paloma is a village in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay.

Geography

The village 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 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.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 May 1984 by the Act of Ley Nº 15.542.

Population

In 2011, it had a population of 1,443.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

• Parish Church of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic)

References

1. "Ley Nº 15.542". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
2. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Durazno". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
3. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of La Paloma

v t e Durazno Department of Uruguay
Capital: Durazno
Municipalities	Sarandí del Yí Villa del Carmen
Towns and villages	Blanquillo Carlos Reyles Carmen Centenario Cerro Chato Durazno La Paloma San Jorge Santa Bernardina Sarandí del Yí
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