Paso de Carrasco
Paso de Carrasco Paso Carrasco | |
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City & Municipality | |
34°52′17″S 56°1′38″W / 34.87139°S 56.02722°W / -34.87139; -56.02722 | |
Country | Uruguay |
Department | Canelones |
Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 15,908 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 15000 |
Dial plan | +598 2 (+7 digits) |
Paso de Carrasco or Paso Carrasco is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay.
Paso Carrasco is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes also Barra de Carrasco and the area of the International Airport.[citation needed]
Geography
Location
The city is located on Route 106 (Camino Carrasco), east of the stream Arroyo Carrasco. Across this stream it borders the Montevideo Department, to the southeast it borders the Ciudad de la Costa, while to the northeast is the Carrasco International Airport.
History
On 15 October 1963 its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167.[1] On 19 October 1994, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.608.[2]
Population
According to the 2011 census, Paso Carrasco had a population of 15,908.[3] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 19,775 for the municipality during the elections.[4] The official site of the Intendencia de Canelones states now a population of 22,688 for the municipality.
Year | Population |
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1963 | 4,896 |
1975 | 8,592 |
1985 | 10,278 |
1996 | 12,174 |
2004 | 15,028 |
2011 | 15,908 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[5]
Places of worship
- Parish Church of St. Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)
References
- ^ "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Ley Nº 16.608". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1994. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
External links
- INE map of Colonia Nicolich, Paso Carrasco, Carrasco Int.Airport, and parts of the municipality of Ciudad de la Costa
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- Progreso
- Salinas
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- Villa Argentina
- Villa Crespo y San Andrés
- Villa El Tato
- Villa Felicidad
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Ciudad de la Costa
- Bridge of the Americas
- Carrasco Airport
- Lago Calcagno
- Costa de Oro
- El Águila
- Hotel Planeta Palace
- Iglesia Estación Atlántida
- Parque Roosevelt
- Paso de las Toscas
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