Paso del Cerro

Paso del Cerro
Village
Paso del Cerro

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 31°28′41″S 55°49′59″W / 31.4781°S 55.8330°W / -31.4781; -55.8330Coordinates: 31°28′41″S 55°49′59″W / 31.4781°S 55.8330°W / -31.4781; -55.8330
Country  Uruguay
Department Tacuarembó Department
Population (2011)
  Total 235
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 45005
Dial plan +598 463 (+5 digits)

Paso del Cerro is a village or populated centre in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.

Location and geography

It is located near the border with Rivera Department, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) in a westward direction along a road that splits from the intersection of Route 5 with Route 29, 38 kilometres (24 mi) northeast of the department capital Tacuarembó. The railroad track Montevideo - Tacuarembó - Rivera passes through the village. The stream Arroyo Laureles, a main tributary of Río Tacuarembó, flows 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) northeast of the village.

Population

In 2011 Paso del Cerro had a population of 235.[1]

Year Population
1963 528
1975 308
1985 341
1996 231
2004 310
2011 235

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. "Censos 2011 Tacuarembó (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. "1963–1996 Statistics / P" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2011.


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