Palmitas is a small town (pueblo) in the Soriano Department

Soriano Department

Soriano is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 84,563 people and 26,105 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...

 of western 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 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) east of the intersection of Route 2

Route 2 (Uruguay)

Route 2 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Grito de Asencio. It connects Fray Bentos with Rosario. The road is approximately in length.-References:...

 with Route 105, about 36 kilometres (22.4 mi) southeast of the department capital city Mercedes

Mercedes, Uruguay

Mercedes is the capital and largest city of the department of Soriano in Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 14, and is situated on the south bank of the Río Negro. Also Route 21 from Colonia del Sacramento of Colonia Department terminates in this city.Mercedes is an...

. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 6 November 1953 by decree Ley No. 12.021. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes pass through this town.

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 1,954.

Year	Population
1963	1,288
1975	1,332
1985	1,531
1996	1,774
2004	1,954

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Palmitas