Zapicán is a village in the northwest of
Lavalleja Department
Lavalleja (; ) is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and ...
in
Uruguay
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.
Geography
The village is located on the junction of Route 14 with Route 40, about east of
José Batlle y Ordoñez
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, with an elevation of . The railroad track Montevideo - Nico Pérez - Río Branco passes along the south limits of the village.
History
It was founded by Pablo Fernández in September 1891 and on 9 June 1913, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 4.337.
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Population
In 2011 Zapicán had a population of 553.
References
External links
INE map of Zapicán
Populated places in the Lavalleja Department
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