La Paz, Colonia

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La Paz is a village in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located on Route 52, {{convert|2.5|km}} south of Route 1. It is about {{convert|5|km}} southwest of Colonia Valdense and {{convert|9|km}} southwest of Nueva Helvecia.

History

This village was established in 1858 as a Waldensian colony.

Population

In 2011 La Paz had a population of 603.{{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;" ! Year	Population
align="right" \| 1963	535
align="right" \| 1975	542
align="right" \| 1985	544
align="right" \| 1996	644
align="right" \| 2004	653
align="right" \| 2011	603

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraL.doc |title=1963–1996 Statistics / L |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay |date=2004 |format=DOC |accessdate=2 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129075121/http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraL.doc |archivedate=29 November 2011 }}

Places of worship

Waldensian Evangelical Church (Waldensians)[http://www.trotamundo.com.uy/index.php/departamentos/colonia/atractivos-turisticos-colonia/colonia-valdense-y-la-paz Colonia Valdense] {{in lang|es}}
Holy Cross Chapel (Roman Catholic)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010044415/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/05_UYCO/Localidades/A3H_05724%20La%20Paz.pdf INE map of La Paz]

Category:Populated places in the Colonia Department