Fray Marcos
Encyclopedia
Fray Marcos is a villa in the Florida Department
of southern-central Uruguay
. It is located very close to the Santa Lucía River
, on the junction of Route 7
with Route 94. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.297.
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 southern-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 very close to the Santa Lucía River
Santa Lucía River
-Course:The headwaters of the Santa Lucía River are in the Lavalleja department. For a large part of its course it forms the limit between the departments of Florida and San José on one bank and Canelones and Montevideo on the other...
, on the junction of Route 7
Route 7 (Uruguay)
Route 7 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name General Aparicio Saravia, a national hero of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Melo in the northeast...
with Route 94. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.297.
Population
In 2004 it had a population of 2,509.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,401 |
| 1975 | 1,568 |
| 1985 | 1,676 |
| 1996 | 2,053 |
| 2004 | 2,509 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay