Ecilda Paullier is a villa (small town) in the San José Department

San José Department

San José Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 103,104 people and 33,063 households in the department. The average household size was 3.0...

 of southern 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 in the west part of the department, on Route 1

Route 1 (Uruguay)

Route 1 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Manuel Oribe, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast...

, at the junction with Route 11

Route 11 (Uruguay)

Route 11 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name José Batlle y Ordóñez. It connects Atlántida to Ecilda Paullier.-References:...

, 101 kilometres (62.8 mi) northwest of Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

. The stream Arroyo Cufré flows 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the city.

Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 17 November 1964 by decree Ley No. 13.299.

Population

In 2004, Ecilda Paullier had a population of 2,351.

Year	Population
1963	1,205
1975	1,199
1985	1,822
1996	1,976
2004	2,351

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Ecilda Paullier