Ansina

Town in Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay

Ansina Villa Ansina
Town
31°52′40″S 55°27′55″W / 31.87778°S 55.46528°W / -31.87778; -55.46528
Country	Uruguay
Department	Tacuarembó Department
Population (2011)
• Total	2,712
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	45006
Dial plan	+598 46 (+6 digits)

Ansina is a town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.

Geography

The town is located on the junction of Route 26 with Route 44, on the east bank of Tacuarembó River.

History

On 5 October 1950, the populated nucleus known as "Paso de Borracho" was renamed to "Ansina" and its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.530,^[1] and then on 3 May 1984, to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.539.^[2]

Population

In 2011 Ansina had a population of 2,712.^[3]

Year	Population
1963	989
1975	1,056
1985	1,637
1996	1,930
2004	2,790
2011	2,712

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[4]

Places of worship

Our Lady of Itatí Parish Church, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary^[5]

References

^ "LEY N° 11.530". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1950. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "LEY N° 15.539". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1984. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ Itatí Sanctuary