Montes, Uruguay

Montes
—  Town  —
Montes Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°30′0″S 55°34′0″W / 34.5°S 55.566667°W / -34.5; -55.566667Coordinates: 34°30′0″S 55°34′0″W / 34.5°S 55.566667°W / -34.5; -55.566667
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones Department
Population (2004)
– Total	1,713
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	91003
Area code(s)	+598 4317

Montes is a small town (pueblo) in the east of Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on Route 81, 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) east of Migues and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the city of Minas (via Routes 8 and 81). The border with Lavalleja Department is the stream Arroyo Solís Grande, which flows by the east limits of the town. Montes was elevated to the status of "Pueblo" on 3 November 1952 by decree Ley No. 11.878.^[1]

Population

In 2004 it had a population of 1,713.^[2]

Year	Population
1963	1,841
1975	2,236
1985	2,156
1996	1,973
2004	1,713

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[3]

References

1. ^ "LEY N° 13.299". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1952. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13299&Anchor=. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
2. ^ "2004 Census of Canelones department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Canelones/Cuadro7_03.XLS. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / M" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraM.doc. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 

External links

• INE map of Montes