Agraciada
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|subdivision_name1 = Soriano Department &
Colonia Department
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|population_as_of = 2011
|population_total = 586
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Agraciada is a village located in southwestern Uruguay, on the border of Soriano Department with Colonia Department with parts in both departments.
History
On 28 June 1939 the status of the populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 9.839.{{cite web|url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=9839 |title=Ley Nº 9.839 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |date=1939 |accessdate=5 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221418/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=9839 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}
Population
According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 586, of which 394 in the Soriano Department{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/soriano.html |title=Censos 2011 Soriano (needs flash plugin) |publisher=ΙΝΕ |date=2012 |accessdate=30 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901015004/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/soriano.html |archivedate=1 September 2012 }} and 192 in the Colonia Department.{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/colonia.html |title=Censos 2011 Colonia (needs flash plugin) |publisher=ΙΝΕ |date=2012 |accessdate=30 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901030537/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/colonia.html |archivedate=1 September 2012 }}
| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;" style="line-height:1.1em;"
! Year | Population |
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| 1908 | 2,133 |
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| 1963 | 578 |
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| 1975 | 638 |
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| 1985 | 563 |
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| 1996 | 598 |
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| 2004 | 609 |
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| 2011 | 586 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf |title=Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) |publisher=INE |date=2012 |format=PDF |accessdate=5 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323054815/http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/329/3h%20-%20Hobbys%20Yards%20Heritage%20Items.pdf.aspx |archivedate=23 March 2015 }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010052853/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/17_UYSO/Localidades/A3H_17798%20Agraciada.pdf INE map of Agraciada (Soriano)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010044426/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/05_UYCO/Localidades/A3H_05798%20Agraciada.pdf INE map of Agraciada (Colonia)]
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{{Colonia Department}}
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