Fray Marcos

Town in Florida Department, Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Country Uruguay
Founded1888
Time zoneUTC −3
Postal code
90601
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Fray Marcos
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Fray Marcos is located in Uruguay
Fray Marcos
Fray Marcos
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°11′0″S 55°44′0″W
Country Uruguay
DepartmentFlorida Department
Founded1888
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,398
Time zoneUTC −3
Postal code
90601
Dial plan+598 4311 (+4 digits)
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Geography

It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. It is 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Montevideo and on kilometre 107 of the railroad track Montevideo – Nico Pérez.

History

It was founded in December 1888, and on 23 May 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906.[1] Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297.[2]

Population

In 2011 Fray Marcos had a population of 2,398.[3]

More information Year, Population ...
YearPopulation
19631,403
19751,568
19851,676
19962,053
20042,509
20112,398
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

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