Porvenir or Pueblo Porvenir is a small town (pueblo) in the Paysandú Department

Paysandú Department

Paysandú Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Paysandú. Its name origin is debated but is likely to be of charrua origin.The fertile soils of Paysandú have encouraged much agricultural development. Livestock raising is one of the principal agricultural activities, with cattle...

 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 south of Route 90 and northeast of Route 3

Route 3 (Uruguay)

Route 3 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name General José Artigas, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in the country along with Route 5, connecting the south coast near Rafael Perazza with Bella Unión in the extreme northwest. The road...

, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the department capital city of Paysandú

Paysandú

-Transportation:The city is served by Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport.-Climate:Paysandú has a humid subtropical climate, described by the Köppen climate classification as Cfa. Summers are warm to hot and winters are cool, with the occurrence of frosts and fog...

. It is an enclave within the populated rural area known as Chacras de Paysandú

Chacras de Paysandú

Chacras de Paysandú, which means "Ranches of Paysandú", is a wide but sparsely populated rural area, which is an east and southeast extension of the city of Paysandú in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay....

(Ranches of Paysandú), which is peripheral to the city.

Population

In 2004, Porvenir had a population of 1,035.

Year	Population
1963	559
1975	710
1985	734
1996	862
2004	1,035

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Porvenir