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Alejandro Gallinal

Alejandro Gallinal

Village in Florida Department, Uruguay

Alejandro Gallinal or Cerro Colorado (old name, still in use) is a village in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

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Geography

It is located on route 7 of the canal path Route 7, about 142 kilometres (88 mi) northeast of Montevideo.

History

On 18 December 1952, the locality "Cerro Colorado" was given its new name by decree Ley N° 11.893.[1] Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by decree Ley N° 15.708 on 28 January 1985.[2]

Population

In 2011 Alejandro Gallinal had a population of 1,357.[3]

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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "LEY N° 11.893". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Ley Nº 15.708". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1985. Retrieved 4 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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