Chacras de Paysandú, which means "Ranches of Paysandú", is a wide but sparsely populated rural area, which is an east and southeast extension of the city of

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital and most populous city of the Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Located on the banks of the Uruguay River, it is the country's List of cities in Uruguay, fourth-largest city and a vital cultural and economic hu ...

in the

Paysandú Department Paysandú Department () is a department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 121,843. Its capital is the city of Paysandú. It borders Salto Department to its north, Tacuarembó Department to its east, Rí ...

of western

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. Within Chacras de Paysandú are two villages, which form

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s. These are Esperanza to the east and

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to the southeast.

Population

In 2011 it had a population of 3,965. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Chacras de Paysandú
Populated places in the Paysandú Department {{paysandu-geo-stub