La Paz, Colonia

Village in Colonia Department, Uruguay

34°21′0″S 57°18′0″W / 34.35000°S 57.30000°W / -34.35000; -57.30000Country

UruguayDepartmentColonia DepartmentPopulation

(2011)

• Total603Time zoneUTC -3Postal code

70203

Dial plan+598 455 (+5 digits)

La Paz is a village in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located on Route 52, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Route 1. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Colonia Valdense and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Nueva Helvecia.

History

This village was established in 1858 as a Waldensian colony.^[1]

Population

In 2011 La Paz had a population of 603.^[2]

Year	Population
1963	535
1975	542
1985	544
1996	644
2004	653
2011	603

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[3]

Places of worship

Waldensian Evangelical Church (Waldensians)^[1]
Holy Cross Chapel (Roman Catholic)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Colonia Valdense (in Spanish)
^ "Censos 2011 Colonia (needs flash plugin)". ΙΝΕ. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^ "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.