Las Piedras | |
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Suburb of Bella Unión | |
Coordinates: 30°14′0″S 57°35′0″W / 30.23333°S 57.58333°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Artigas Department |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,771 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 55100 |
Dial plan | +598 4779 (+4 digits) |
Las Piedras (which means "The Stones") is a suburb of Bella Unión in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.
Geography
[edit]Las Piedras, Franquia and Cuareim are located on a protruding part of land between Uruguay River and the mouth of Río Cuareim, where the international boundaries of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil meet.
The suburb is located on Route 3 and borders the urban area of the city to the south, suburb Franquia to the north and suburb Cuareim to the west.
Population
[edit]In 2011 it had a population of 2,771.[1]
Year | Population |
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1963 | 216 |
1975 | 738 |
1985 | 1,253 |
1996 | 2,099 |
2004 | 2,164 |
2011 | 2,771 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Artigas". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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