Chamizo

Chamizo
Village
Parish and square of Chamizo
Chamizo Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°15′0″S 55°56′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Florida Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	540
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	90602
Dial plan	+598 4319 (+4 digits)

Chamizo is a village in the Florida Department of central Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 94, about 87 kilometres (54 mi) from the centre of Montevideo.

History

It was declared a "Pueblo" (village) on 21 November 1931 by the Act of Ley Nº 8.796.^[1]

Population

In 2011 Chamizo had a population of 540.^[2]

Year	Population
1908	6.030
1963	474
1975	533
1985	447
1996	442
2004	587
2011	540

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[1][3]

Places of worship

• St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

1. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
2. "Censos 2011 Florida (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
3. "1963–1996 Statistics / C". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

External links

• INE map of Chamizo