Tupambaé
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Tupambaé is a village in the Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.-History:During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil war occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco party...

 of eastern 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 the border with Treinta y Tres Department
Treinta y Tres Department
Treinta y Tres is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres.-History of name:'Treinta y Tres' is Spanish for 'Thirty-Three'. The department is named after 33 19th century patriots honoured by Uruguayans.-Population and Demographics:...

, on Km. 334 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...

, about 86 kilometres (53.4 mi) southwest of Melo. The railroad track Montevideo - Melo pass through the south part of the village. Its closest populated place is Santa Clara de Olimar
Santa Clara de Olimar
Santa Clara de Olimar is a small town in the Treinta y Tres Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Cerro Largo Department, on Km...

of Treinta y Tres Department, located 21 kilometres (13 mi) to the southwest along Ruta 7.

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on en fecha 19 August 1926 by decree Ley No. 7.984.

Population

In 2004, Tupambaé had a population of 1,169.
Year Population
1963 1,074
1975 1,125
1985 1,035
1996 974
2004 1,169

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

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