Aceguá, Uruguay

Aceguá is the Uruguayan part of a town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay.

Aceguá
Town
Aceguá Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 31°52′0″S 54°10′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Cerro Largo
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,511
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	37001
Dial plan	+598 46 (+6 digits)

Location

It is located on Route 8, on the border with Brazil. The border between Uruguay and Brazil passes through the town and the two parts are separated by an international street.

History

Its status was raised from populated centre to "Pueblo" (village) on 23 December 1941 by decree Ley 10.101[1] and then to "Villa" (town) on 14 April 1986 by decree Ley 15.810.[2]

Population

In 2011 Aceguá had a population of 1,511.[3]

Year	Population
1908	3.766
1963	464
1975	929
1985	1,302
1996	1,432
2004	1,493
2011	1,511

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

Places of worship

• Parish Church of Christ the King (Roman Catholic)

References

1. "LEY N° 10.101". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1941. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
2. "LEY N° 15.810". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1968. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Cerro Largo". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Aceguá