Ansina
Villa Ansina
Town
Ansina is located in Uruguay
Ansina
Ansina
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 31°52′40″S 55°27′55″W / 31.87778°S 55.46528°W / -31.87778; -55.46528
Country Uruguay
DepartmentTacuarembó Department
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,712
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
45006
Dial plan+598 46 (+6 digits)

Ansina is a town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.

Geography

The town is located on the junction of Route 26 with Route 44, on the east bank of Tacuarembó River.

History

Ansina monument at the entrance to the town.

On 5 October 1950, the populated nucleus known as "Paso de Borracho" was renamed to "Ansina" and its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.530,[1] and then on 3 May 1984, to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.539.[2]

Population

In 2011 Ansina had a population of 2,712.[3]

YearPopulation
1963989
19751,056
19851,637
19961,930
20042,790
20112,712

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

Places of worship

References

  1. "LEY N° 11.530". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1950. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. "LEY N° 15.539". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1984. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  5. Itatí Sanctuary
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