La Paz, Colonia
La Paz is a village in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay.
Geography
The village is located on Route 52, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Route 1. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Colonia Valdense and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Nueva Helvecia.
History
This village was established in 1858 as a Waldensian colony.
Population
In 2011 La Paz had a population of 603.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 535 |
| 1975 | 542 |
| 1985 | 544 |
| 1996 | 644 |
| 2004 | 653 |
| 2011 | 603 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Places of worship
References
- ^ Colonia Valdense (in Spanish)
- ^ "Censos 2011 Colonia (needs flash plugin)". ΙΝΕ. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / L". Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
External links
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