Cerro Chato

Cerro Chato (locally [ˈsero ˈtʃato], Plain Hill) is a town of central Uruguay, which is divided in three parts belonging to Durazno Department, Florida Department and Treinta y Tres Department respectively.

This article is about town in Uruguay. For volcano of Costa Rica, see Chato Volcano.

Cerro Chato
Town
Parish Sagrado Corazón & Club Democrático.
Cerro Chato Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°6′0″S 55°8′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Departments	Durazno Department Florida Department Treinta y Tres Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,227
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	30204
Dial plan	+598 4466 (+4 digits)
3 ISO codes: UY-DU, UY-FD, UY-TT

Location

The town is located along Route 7, northeast by road from Valentines and southwest of Santa Clara de Olimar.

History

On 8 January 1942, Cerro Chato was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 10.112.[1] Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.299 on 17 November 1964.[2]

Plebiscite of Cerro Chato of 1927

In 1927, a non-binding plebiscite took place in Cerro Chato to decide to which department it would belong: Durazno, Florida or Treinta y Tres. For this referendum, every citizen of the town was called to vote, including women. That was the first time in Latin America that women exercised the right to vote.[3] The Department of Durazno won the plebiscite, but this result was not accepted by the authorities. Therefore, Cerro Chato still is split between the three departments.

Population

According to the 2004 census it had a total population of 3,227, of these 1,694 in Trenta y Tres,[4] 1,124 in Durazno[5] and 409 in Florida.[6]

Year	Population
1963	2,513
1975	2,582
1985	2,459
1996	2,945
2004	3,278
2011	3,227

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[7][8]

Places of worship

• Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

1. "Ley Nº 10.112". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1942. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
2. "Ley Nº 13.299". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
3. "El voto femenino cumple ochenta años en Uruguay". LaRed21. 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
4. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Trenta y Tres". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
5. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Durazno". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
6. "Censos 2011 Florida (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
7. "1963–1996 Statistics / C" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
8. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Cerro Chato