Lago Merín

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|official_name = Lago Merín

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|settlement_type = Village, resort

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|image_caption =Lago Merín's beach on the shore of Lagoon Merín in 2012

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uruguay

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|subdivision_type1 = Department

|subdivision_name1 = Cerro Largo Department

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|population_as_of = 2011

|population_total = 439

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|timezone = UTC -3

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|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code = 37100

|area_code_type = Dial plan

|area_code = +598 4675 (+4 digits)

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Lago Merín is a village and resort on the coast of Lagoon Merín, in the Cerro Largo Department of Uruguay. Although it has a very few permanent inhabitants, it is an important summer resort. In the last years it has become an important kitesurfing location.{{cite web |url=http://www.elpais.com.uy/12/01/03/pciuda_616237.asp |title=Lago Merín, an ideal resort for kitesurfing |accessdate=3 January 2012|author= |date=3 January 2012 |work=EL PAIS |language=ES }}

Geography

It is located near the borders.

Population

Lago Merín was officially declared resort in 1940 by president Alfredo Baldomir. In 2011 Lago Merín had a population of 439.{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cerro%20largo.html |title=Censos 2011 Cerro Largo (needs flash plugin) |year=2012 |publisher=INE |accessdate=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606130307/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cerro%20largo.html |archivedate= 6 June 2013 }}

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! Year

Population
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| 1963

67
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| 1975

65
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| 1985

110
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| 1996

247
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| 2004

327
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| 2011

439

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 |year=2004 |format=DOC |accessdate=3 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 }}

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