Palmitas

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Palmitas is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located {{convert|1|km}} east of the intersection of Route 2 with Route 105, about {{convert|36|km}} southeast of the department capital city Mercedes. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes pass through this town.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 6 November 1953 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.021.{{cite web |url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12021 |title=LEY N° 12.021 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |date=1952 |accessdate=5 July 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421222539/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12021 |archive-date=21 April 2013 |url-status=dead }} Previously it had been the head of the judicial section "Coquimbo".

Population

In 2011 Palmitas had a population of 2,123.{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Soriano/P_3_SOR.xls |title=Censos 2011 Cuadros Soriano |date=2012 |publisher=INE |accessdate=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114005642/http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Soriano/P_3_SOR.xls |archivedate=14 November 2012 }}

class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;" ! Year	Population
align="right" \| 1908	1,433
align="right" \| 1963	1,288
align="right" \| 1975	1,332
align="right" \| 1985	1,531
align="right" \| 1996	1,774
align="right" \| 2004	1,954
align="right" \| 2011	2,123

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 |date=2012 |format=PDF |accessdate=5 September 2012}}

Places of worship

Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010052837/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/17_UYSO/Localidades/A3H_17622%20Palmitas.pdf INE map of Palmitas]

Category:Populated places in the Soriano Department