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Pan de Azúcar
City Municipality
Street view of Pan de Azúcar
Pan de Azúcar
Coordinates: 34°48′0″S 55°13′0″W / 34.80000°S 55.21667°W / -34.80000; -55.21667
Country	Uruguay
Department	Maldonado
Founded	1874
Founded by	Félix de Lizarza
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population
• Total	6,597
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	20300
Dial plan	+598 443 (+5 digits)
Climate	Cfa

Pan de Azúcar is a city in the southwest of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. It takes its name from a nearby hill (Cerro Pan de Azúcar, actually located in the neighbouring municipality of Piriápolis), topped by a huge cross.

Pan de Azúcar is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It includes the zones: Pan de Azúcar, Gerona, Kilómetro 110, Nueva Carrara, Puntas de Pan de Azúcar, Laguna del Sauce, Laguna de los Cisnes.

Geography

The city is located at the junction of Route 9 with Route 60, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-northeast of Piriápolis (via Route 37) and about 34 kilometres (21 mi) (via Routa IB) west-northwest from the capital city, Maldonado. The stream Arroyo Pan de Azúcar flows by the southwest limits of the city.

History

It was founded in October 1874 by Félix de Lizarza. Lizarra counted with the help of inhabitants from the city of San Carlos.

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 20 April 1887, and on 7 September 1961, it was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 12.908.

Population

In 2011, Pan de Azúcar had a population of 6,597. According to the Intendencia Departamnetal de Maldonado, the municipality of Pan de Azúcar has a population of 9,500.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

• Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Roman Catholic)

See also

• Maldonado Department

References

1. ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
2. "LEY N° 12.908". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1961. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Maldonado". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. "Presupuesto-2011-2015". Intendencia Departamnetal de Maldonado. 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Pan de Azúcar, Gerona and Ruta 37 y 9

v t e Maldonado Department of Uruguay
Capital: Maldonado
Municipalities	Aiguá Garzón Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Piriápolis Punta del Este San Carlos Solís Grande
Towns and villages	Aiguá Balneario Buenos Aires Barrio Hipódromo Barrio Los Aromos Cerro Pelado El Tesoro Garzón Gerona Gregorio Aznárez José Ignacio La Sonrisa Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Pinares – Las Delicias Piriápolis Playa Grande Punta Ballena Punta del Este San Carlos San Rafael - El Placer Villa Delia
Sights	Lussich Arboretum Casapueblo Cerro de las Ánimas Cerro Pan de Azúcar Isla Gorriti Isla de Lobos Laguna del Sauce La Mano de Punta del Este

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