Capilla del Sauce
Encyclopedia
Capilla del Sauce is a villa (town) in the north part of Florida Department
of central Uruguay
. It is located on Km. 190 of Route 6
, about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) south of Sarandí del Yí
of Durazno Department
. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.298.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Florida Department
Florida is a department of Uruguay. Its capital of is Florida.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1...
of central 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 Km. 190 of Route 6
Route 6 (Uruguay)
Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil...
, about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) south of Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department...
of Durazno Department
Durazno Department
Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.-Economy and Geography:...
. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.298.
Population
In 2004 it had a population of 877.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 604 |
| 1975 | 777 |
| 1985 | 670 |
| 1996 | 775 |
| 2004 | 877 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay