Lago Merín
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|official_name = Lago Merín
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|settlement_type = Village, resort
|image_skyline =Lagomerin.jpg
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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
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Uruguay}}
|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 }}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Lake Merin}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130309064020/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/04_UYCL/Localidades/A3H_04949%20Lago%20Mer%C3%ADn.pdf INE map of Lago Merín]
{{Cerro Largo Department}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lago Merin}}
Category:Populated places in the Cerro Largo Department
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