Puntas de Valdez
Encyclopedia
Puntas de Valdez is a village or populated centre in the San José Department
of southern Uruguay
. It is located on Route 1
, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of its intersection with Route 45. Its distance from the centre of Montevideo is 61 kilometres (37.9 mi). The headwaters of Arroyo Valdez lie west of the village.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
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 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...
, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of its intersection with Route 45. Its distance from the centre of Montevideo is 61 kilometres (37.9 mi). The headwaters of Arroyo Valdez lie west of the village.
Population
In 2004, Puntas de Valdez had a population of 1,267.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 465 |
| 1975 | 591 |
| 1985 | 162 |
| 1996 | 1,036 |
| 2004 | 1,267 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay