Tala, Uruguay

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Tala is a town in the north of the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

Tala is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.

Geography

=Location=

The city is located on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 12, about {{convert|25|km}} north of San Jacinto, {{convert|20|km}} east of San Ramón and {{convert|18|km}} south of Fray Marcos of the Florida Department.

History

Tala was founded as a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 2 May 1860. On 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837. On 28 April 1960, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.708.{{cite web |url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12708 |title=LEY N° 12.708 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |date=1960 |accessdate=9 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031234/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=12708 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

Population

According to the 2011 census, Tala had a population of 5,089.{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/resultadosfinales/cuadros/NIVEL%20DEPARTAMENTAL/Canelones/P_3_CAN.xls |title=Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones |date=2012 |publisher=INE |accessdate=25 August 2012}} In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 9,499 for the municipality during the elections.{{cite web |url=http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39 |title=ELECCIONES - Canelones |publisher=El Observador |accessdate=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024255/http://www.observa.com.uy/Municipales2010/nota.aspx?id=96430&ex=33&ar=1&fi=39 |archivedate=12 March 2012 }}

File:MunCanTala.svg

class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;" ! Year	Population
align="right" \| 1908	9,086
align="right" \| 1963	3,223
align="right" \| 1975	3,613
align="right" \| 1985	4,197
align="right" \| 1996	4,720
align="right" \| 2004	4,939
align="right" \| 2011	5,089

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=9 September 2012}}

Places of worship

Parish Church of the Most Holy Savior (Roman Catholic)[http://www.imcanelones.gub.uy/?q=node/3565 Parroquia del Santísimo Salvador] {{in lang|es}}

Notable people

Conrado Villegas (1841-1884), general
Hugo Alfaro (1917-1996), journalist
José Óscar Herrera (born 1965), footballer
Cristhian Stuani (born 1986), footballer

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010043735/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/03_UYCA/Localidades/A2H_03528%20Tala.pdf INE map of Tala]

Category:Populated places in the Canelones Department