Miguelete, Uruguay

Miguelete Colonia Miguelete
—  Town  —
Miguelete Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°0′0″S 57°39′0″W / 34°S 57.65°W / -34; -57.65Coordinates: 34°0′0″S 57°39′0″W / 34°S 57.65°W / -34; -57.65
Country	Uruguay
Department	Colonia Department
Population (2004)
– Total	979
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	70005
Area code(s)	+598 4575

Miguelete or Colonia Miguelete is a town (pueblo) in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay. It is located on Route 106, a small distance south of its intersection with Route 54, about 63 kilometres (39 mi) north-northeast of the department capital Colonia del Sacramento. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 8 November 1942 por Ley No. 10.113.^[1]

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 979.^[2]

Year	Population
1963	445
1975	536
1985	649
1996	893
2004	979

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

References

1. ^ "LEY N° 10.113". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1942. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=10113&Anchor=. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
2. ^ "2004 Census of Colonia department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Colonia/Cuadro7_05.XLS. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / M" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraM.doc. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 

External links

• INE map of Miguelete