Grecco
{{about|the village in Uruguay|people named Grecco|Grecco (surname)}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|settlement_type = Village
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|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = Río Negro Department
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|population_as_of = 2011
|population_total = 598
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Grecco is a village in the Río Negro Department of Uruguay.
Geography
The village is located {{convert|3|km}} south of Route 20 and about {{convert|13|km}} east of the junction of Route 20 with Route 4.
History
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 17 November 1964 by the Act of Ley Nº 13.299.{{cite web|url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13299 |title=LEY N° 13.299 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |date=1964 |accessdate=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006222850/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13299 |archivedate=6 October 2014 }} Previously, it had been the head of the judicial section "Las Flores".
Population
In 2011 Grecco had a population of 598.{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/rio%20negro.html |title=Censos 2011 Río Negro |date=2012 |publisher=INE |accessdate=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002085756/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/rio%20negro.html |archivedate=2 October 2013 }}
| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;"
! Year | Population |
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| 1908 | 612 |
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| 1963 | 578 |
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| 1975 | 457 |
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| 1985 | 578 |
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| 1996 | 554 |
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| 2004 | 726 |
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| 2011 | 598 |
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) |publisher=INE |date=2012 |format=PDF |accessdate=5 September 2012 }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010051714/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/12_UYRN/Localidades/A3H_12723%20Grecco.pdf INE map of Grecco]
{{Río Negro Department}}
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