Vichadero
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Vichadero is a small town (pueblo) in the Rivera Department
of northeastern Uruguay
. It is located on Route 6
, and its junction with Route 27. Its closest city is Melo, the capital of the Cerro Largo Department
, about 105 kilometres (65.2 mi) to the southeast (via routes 6, 44 & 7).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Rivera Department
Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...
of northeastern 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 6
Route 6 (Uruguay)
Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil...
, and its junction with Route 27. Its closest city is Melo, the capital of 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...
, about 105 kilometres (65.2 mi) to the southeast (via routes 6, 44 & 7).
Population
In 2004, Vichadero had a population of 4,074.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 3,156 |
| 1985 | 2,529 |
| 1996 | 3,343 |
| 2004 | 4,074 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay