La Paloma is a small city in the
Rocha Department
Rocha () is a department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, while to its northeast Laguna Merín fo ...
of southeastern
Uruguay
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Geography
The city is located on
Km. 244 of
Route 10 and on its junction with Route 15, on the coast of the
Atlantic Ocean
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, about southwest of
La Pedrera and northeast of
Faro José Ignacio of the
Maldonado Department
The Maldonado Department ( es, Departamento de Maldonado; ), with an area of and 164,300 inhabitants (2011), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado.
Geography and climate
Neighbouring departments are Rocha to the Eas ...
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History
It was founded on 1 September 1874.
[ Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 8 November 1939 by the Act of Ley Nº 9.888 and on 18 October 1982 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.333. During the 1940s the resort was expanded according to plans designed by ]Juan Antonio Scasso
Juan Antonio Scasso (14 January 1892 - 2 October 1973) was a Uruguayan architect and urbanist.
He was also an association football leader at C.A. Peñarol, of which he was chairman. Works
* Escuela Experimental de Malvín (1927)
* Estadio Centena ...
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Places of worship
* Parish Church of Our Lady of the Pigeon (Roman Catholic
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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Population
In 2011 La Paloma had a population of 3,495 inhabitants
and 4,633 dwellings.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
References
External links
INE map of La Paloma, La Aguada-Costa Azul and ArachaniaTourist information for La Paloma
Populated places in the Rocha Department
Seaside resorts in Uruguay
Port cities and towns in Uruguay
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