Belén is a small town in the Salto Department

Salto Department

Salto Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Salto.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 123,120 people and 34,441 households in the department. The average household size was 3.5...

 of northwestern Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

. It is located on the mouth of the stream Arroyo Yacuy, on the banks of Uruguay River

Uruguay River

The Uruguay River is a river in South America. It flows from north to south and makes boundary with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries...

, northwest of Arapey and north of Salto

Salto

Salto may refer to:*Salto, a Latin word for "to leap/jump", and in gymnastics refers to a somersault* Glasflügel H-101 "Salto" -Organisations:...

. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 7 May 1862 by decree Ley No. 705.

Population

In 2004, it has a population of 2,030 people.

Year	Population
1963	2,061
1975	2,121
1985	1,882
1996	2,023
2004	2,030

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Belén