Curtina

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Curtina is a village in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located on Route 5, about {{convert|53|km}} south of the city of Tacuarembó. The Arroyo Malo passes by the south side of the town.

History

On 5 July 1907, the group of houses formerly known as "San Máximo" was elevated to the status of "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.189. It was the head of the judicial section of "Arroyo Malo".

Population

In 2011 Curtina had a population of 1,037.{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Tacuaremb%C3%B3/P_3_TAC.xls |title=Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó |date=2012 |publisher=INE |accessdate=25 August 2012 |archive-date=8 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108103342/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Tacuaremb%C3%B3/P_3_TAC.xls |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;" ! Year	Population
align="right" \| 1908	3.666
align="right" \| 1963	806
align="right" \| 1975	732
align="right" \| 1985	651
align="right" \| 1996	843
align="right" \| 2004	1,029
align="right" \| 2011	1,037

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 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091113143716/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/Categorizaci%F3n%20localidades%20urbanas%20orden%20alfab%E9tico.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-11-13 |title=Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also as "San Máximo") |publisher=INE |date=2012 |format=PDF |accessdate=7 September 2012 |df= }}

Places of worship

The village has a church called Capilla Santa Teresita.

Notable people

Numa Moraes, Musician
Guillermo Castro Duré, Musician

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010053109/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/18_UYTA/Localidades/A3H_18723%20Curtina.pdf INE map of Curtina]

Category:Populated places in the Tacuarembó Department