Alejandro Gallinal
Cerro Colorado | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°52′0″S 55°33′0″W / 33.86667°S 55.55000°W | |
Country | Uruguay |
Department | Florida Department |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,357 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 94101 |
Dial plan | +598 4318 (+4 digits) |
Alejandro Gallinal or Cerro Colorado (old name, still in use) is a village in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.
It is located on route 7 of the canal path Route 7, about 142 kilometres (88 mi) northeast of Montevideo.
On 18 December 1952, the locality "Cerro Colorado" was given its new name by decree Ley N° 11.893. [1] Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by decree Ley N° 15.708 on 28 January 1985. [2]
In 2011 Alejandro Gallinal had a population of 1,357. [3]
Year | Population |
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1963 | 593 |
1975 | 906 |
1985 | 1,092 |
1996 | 1,170 |
2004 | 1,336 |
2011 | 1,357 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [4]