La Paloma is a village in the
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 ...
of central
Uruguay
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.
Location
The village is located into a secondary road that splits off
Route 6 in a westward direction at about north of
Sarandí del Yí
Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay.
Location
It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department. The ...
. A train station of the railroad track from Sarandí del Yí to the north end of the department is east of the village.
History
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 May 1984 by the Act of Ley Nº 15.542.
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 1,443.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
Places of worship
*
Parish Church of the Sacred Heart (
Roman Catholic
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)
References
External links
INE map of La Paloma
Populated places in the Durazno Department
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