Quebracho, Paysandú

Town in Paysandú Department, Uruguay

31°56′10″S 57°54′10″W / 31.93611°S 57.90278°W / -31.93611; -57.90278Country

UruguayDepartmentPaysandú DepartmentPopulation

(2011)

• Total2,853Time zoneUTC -3Postal code

60001

Dial plan+598 4754 (+4 digits)

Quebracho is a small town (villa) in Paysandú Department in Uruguay.

Geography

It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) into a road that splits off Route 3 in a westward direction, about 52 kilometres (32 mi) north-northeast of the department capital city of Paysandú. The railroad track Salto - Paysandú passes through this town.

History

On 20 August 1947, the existing "urban nucleus" was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category by the Act of Ley Nº 10.923.^[1] Until then it had been the head of the judicial section "Sarandí". On 15 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167.^[2]

Population

In 2011, Quebracho had a population of 2,853.^[3]

Year	Population
1908	1,432
1963	1,256
1975	1,507
1985	1,890
1996	2,337
2004	2,813
2011	2,853

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

Places of worship

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

^ "Ley Nº 10.923". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1947. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Paysandú". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.