Constitución is a small town in the

Salto Department Salto Department () is a Departments of Uruguay, department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of about and a population of about 136,197. Its capital is the city of Salto, Uruguay, Salto. It borders Artigas Department to its n ...

of northwestern

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. Constitución is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.

Geography

The town is located west of kilometre 535 of Route 3, about north of the city of Salto, and on the east bank of the

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History

On 11 July 1852 it was recognized as a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 297. On 14 July 1977 its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.677.

Population

In 2011 Constitución had a population of 2,762. MunSalto-Const

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

References

External links

INE map of Constitución
Populated places in the Salto Department {{Salto-geo-stub