Fraile Muerto

Town in Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay

32°31′0″S 54°31′0″W / 32.51667°S 54.51667°W / -32.51667; -54.51667Country

UruguayDepartmentCerro Largo DepartmentFounded1908Population

(2011)

• Total3,168Time zoneUTC -3Postal code

37005

Dial plan+598 4688 (+4 digits)

Fraile Muerto is a town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. Its name means "Dead Friar".

Geography

Location

It is located on Route 7, around 38 kilometres (24 mi) west-southwest of Melo.

History

It was founded on 3 January 1908. Its original name was "Fructuoso Mazziotta", known also as "Wenceslao Silveira".^[1] On 17 July 1918 it was renamed to "Fraile Muerto" and its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.195 and then raised to "Villa" (town) on 19 December 1957 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.478.^[2]

Population

In 2011 Fraile Muerto had a population of 3,168.^[3]

Year	Population
1908	3,922
1963	2,576
1975	2,468
1985	2,903
1996	3,214
2004	3,229
2011	3,168

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

Places of worship

Most Holy Redeemer Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "Fructuoso Mazziotta" & "Wenceslao Silveira")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ "LEY N° 12.478". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1957. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Cerro Largo". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.