Time in Uruguay

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Uruguay is located at a longitude appropriate for a UTC−04:00 time zone offset, but it actually uses a UTC−03:00 offset. Uruguay used to observe daylight saving time (UTC−02:00) from October until March.[http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF Decreto 1303/06] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613085140/http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF |date=2011-06-13 }} - Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay {{in lang|es}} On 30 June 2015, the Uruguayan government decided to abolish DST, establishing the UTC−03:00 time zone all year round.[http://www.elobservador.com.uy/gobierno-resolvio-que-no-habra-cambio-horario-verano-n656787 El Observador.com.uy] The term "UYT" is used in and out of the country to convey specific Uruguay time.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldtimezone.com/wtz-names/wtz-uyt.html|title=Time zone names- Uruguay Time}}