Alejandro Gallinal

Alejandro Gallinal Cerro Colorado
Village
El Carrillón at Alejandro Gallinal
Alejandro Gallinal Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°52′0″S 55°33′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Florida Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,357
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	94101
Dial plan	+598 4318 (+4 digits)

Alejandro Gallinal or Cerro Colorado (old name, still in use) is a village in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on route 7 of the canal path Route 7, about 142 kilometres (88 mi) northeast of Montevideo.

History

On 18 December 1952, the locality "Cerro Colorado" was given its new name by decree Ley N° 11.893.[1] Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by decree Ley N° 15.708 on 28 January 1985.[2]

Population

In 2011 Alejandro Gallinal had a population of 1,357.[3]

Year	Population
1963	593
1975	906
1985	1,092
1996	1,170
2004	1,336
2011	1,357

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

References

1. "LEY N° 11.893". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
2. "Ley Nº 15.708". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1985. Retrieved 4 September 2012.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". 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 4 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Alejandro Gallinal