Vichadero
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Vichadero is a small village in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay.
Geography
The village is located on Route 6, and its junction with Route 27. Its closest city is Melo, the capital of the Cerro Largo Department, about {{convert|105|km}} to the southeast (via routes 6, 44 & 7).
History
On 4 September 1950, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.484,{{cite web |url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=11484 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421175959/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=11484 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-21 |title=Ley Nº 11.484 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |date=1950 |access-date=4 September 2012 }} and then on 3 May 1984 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.538.{{cite web |url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15538 |title=Ley Nº 15.538 |publisher=República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo |date=1984 |access-date=4 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190627/http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=15538 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
An important feature of this small town is its airport.
Population
| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.1em;"
! Year | Population |
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| 1963 | 1,319 |
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| 1975 | 3,156 |
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| 1985 | 2,529 |
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| 1996 | 3,343 |
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| 2004 | 4,074 |
| align="right"
| 2011 | 3,698 |
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 (1963–2004) |publisher=INE |date=2012 |format=PDF |access-date=4 September 2012}}
Places of worship
[https://www.veniracristo.org/pascua La Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos de Los Últimos Días], Figueroa Vichadero
Notable people
- Jonathan Álvez, football striker
- Diego Casas, football striker
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010051851/http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/censos2011/para%20colgar%20en%20web/pdf/13_UYRV/Localidades/A3H_13621%20Vichadero.pdf INE map of Vichadero]
- [http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/96531/rivera/ Rivera / Vichadero] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120728195119/http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/96531/rivera/ |date=2012-07-28 }} (El Observador)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111020091436/http://www.rivera.gub.uy/departamento/municipios/vichadero.html Intendencia Departamental de Rivera / Vichadero]
{{Rivera Department}}
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