Tala is a town in the north of the

Canelones Department The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Geography and climate Neighbou ...

of southern

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. Tala is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.

Location

The city is located on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 12, about north of San Jacinto, east of San Ramón and south of

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of the Florida Department.

History

Tala was founded as a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 2 May 1860. On 15 May 1925, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.837. On 28 April 1960, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.708.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Tala had a population of 5,089. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 9,499 for the municipality during the elections. MunCanTala

Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Places of worship

* Parish Church of the Most Holy Savior (

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)Parroquia del Santísimo Salvador

Famous people

Conrado Villegas Conrado Villegas (February 3, 1841 – April 26, 1884) was an Argentine general in the 1880s during the presidency of Julio Argentino Roca. He is famous for his campaigns in Neuquén and Río Negro during the Conquest of the Desert to subdu ...

(1841-1884), general *

Hugo Alfaro Hugo Alfaro (Tala, Uruguay, 20 February 1917 – Montevideo, 16 March 1996) was a Uruguayan journalist, intellectual and film critic. In his youth he contributed to the famous weekly newspaper ''Marcha''. Later, in 1985, he was the main founder o ...

(1917-1996), journalist *

José Óscar Herrera José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(born 1965), footballer *

Cristhian Stuani Cristhian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo (; born 12 October 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for La Liga club Girona FC, Girona. He started out at Danubio F.C., Danubio, being b ...

(born 1986), footballer

References

External links

INE map of Tala
Populated places in the Canelones Department {{Canelones-geo-stub