Mariscala

{{about|the town in Uruguay|the town in Mexico|Mariscala de Juárez}}

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Mariscala is a small town in the Lavalleja Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Geography

The town is located on Route 8, {{convert|60|km}} northeast of Minas.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category on 1 February 1918 by decree Ley Nº 5.639 and on 27 June 1988 to "Villa" (town) by decree Ley Nº 15.960.{{cite web |url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15960 |title=Ley Nº 15.960 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |year=1988 |accessdate=4 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710210953/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15960 |archivedate=10 July 2015 }}

Population

In 2011 Mariscala had a population of 1,626.{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Lavalleja/P_3_LAV.xls |title=Censos 2011 Cuadros Lavalleja |year=2012 |publisher=INE |accessdate=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041820/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Lavalleja/P_3_LAV.xls |archivedate=10 October 2012 }}

class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;" ! Year	Population
align="right" \| 1908	2,464
align="right" \| 1963	1,440
align="right" \| 1975	1,395
align="right" \| 1985	1,415
align="right" \| 1996	1,507
align="right" \| 2004	1,624
align="right" \| 2011	1,626

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 |title=Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) |publisher=INE |year=2012 |format=PDF |accessdate=4 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323054815/http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/329/3h%20-%20Hobbys%20Yards%20Heritage%20Items.pdf.aspx |archivedate=23 March 2015 }}

Places of worship

Our Lady of Pompei Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010045148/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/09_UYLA/Localidades/A3H_09621%20Mariscala.pdf INE map of Mariscala]

Category:Populated places in the Lavalleja Department