Cerro Chato (, ''Plain Hill'') is a town in central
Uruguay
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that is divided in three parts belonging to
Durazno Department
Durazno () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means ''"peach"'' in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket. It is located in the centre of the country, and is bounded ...
,
Florida Department
Florida () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Florida. It is located in the south of the central part of the country with Durazno Department to its north, the departments of Treinta y Tres and Lavalleja to its east, Canelones Department t ...
, and
Treinta y Tres Department
Treinta y Tres () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres. It is located in the east of the country, bordering the departments of Cerro Largo to the north, Durazno and Florida to the west, Lavalleja and Rocha to the south, whil ...
.
Location
The town is located along
Route 7, northeast by road from
Valentines
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and southwest of
Santa Clara de Olimar
Santa Clara de Olimar is a small town in Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay.
Geography
The town is located on the border with Cerro Largo Department, on Km. 282 of Route 7, about northeast of Cerro Chato and southwest of TupambaĂ ...
.
History
On 8 January 1942, Cerro Chato was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley NÂș 10.112. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley NÂș 13.299 on 17 November 1964.
Plebiscite of Cerro Chato of 1927
In 1927, a non-binding plebiscite took place in Cerro Chato to decide to which department it would belong: Durazno, Florida or Treinta y Tres. For this referendum, every citizen of the town was called to vote, including women. That was the first time in
Latin America
Latin America or
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that
women exercised the right to vote. The Department of Durazno won the plebiscite, but this result was not accepted by the authorities. Therefore, Cerro Chato still is split between the three departments.
Population
According to the 2004 census it had a total population of 3,227, of these 1,694 in Trenta y Tres, 1,124 in Durazno and 409 in Florida.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica de Uruguay''
Places of worship
*
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Church (
Roman Catholic
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)
References
External links
INE map of Cerro Chato
Populated places in the Treinta y Tres Department
Populated places in the Durazno Department
Populated places in the Florida Department
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