Casupá is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Casupá
Town
The main square of Casupá
The main square of Casupá
Casupá is located in Uruguay
Casupá
Casupá
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°2′0″S 55°39′0″W / 34.03333°S 55.65000°W / -34.03333; -55.65000
Country Uruguay
DepartmentFlorida Department
Founded1908
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,402
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
94100
Dial plan+598 4311 (+4 digits)

Geography edit

The town is located on Route 7, around 105 kilometres (65 mi) northeast of Montevideo.

History edit

Casupá was founded on 15 September 1908, and on 12 June 1924, it was declared "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 7.728.[1] It was then elevated to the category of "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley No. 12.297.[2]

Population edit

In 2011, Casupá had a population of 2,402.[3]

Year Population
1963 2,044
1975 2,330
1985 2,351
1996 2,593
2004 2,668
2011 2,402

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ "LEY N° 12.297". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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