Centenario, Uruguay
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Centenario is a small town in the north of Durazno Department
of central Uruguay
. It is located on Route 5
, just across Río Negro
from Paso de los Toros
of Tacuarembó Department
. It is about 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of the city of Durazno
.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Durazno Department
Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.-Economy and Geography:...
of central Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It is located on Route 5
Route 5 (Uruguay)
Route 5 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Fructuoso Rivera, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in country, along with Route 3, connecting Montevideo in the south with Rivera in the north and passing through the...
, just across Río Negro
Río Negro (Uruguay)
The Río Negro is the most important river in Uruguay. It originates in the southern highlands of Brazil, just east of Bagé, and flows west across the entire width of Uruguay to the Uruguay River. The course of the Río Negro across Uruguay effectively divides the south of the country from the north...
from Paso de los Toros
Paso de los Toros
Paso de los Toros is a Uruguayan commercial line of carbonated soft drinks named after the Uruguayan city Paso de los Toros. Originally produced by a local company, it is currently manufactured by Pepsi...
of Tacuarembó Department
Tacuarembó Department
Tacuarembó is the largest department of Uruguay. Its capital is Tacuarembó.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 90,489 people and 28,054 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...
. It is about 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of the city of Durazno
Durazno
Durazno is the capital of Durazno in Uruguay. It is located at the intersection of Routes 5 and 41, in the south of the department, close to the borders with the departments of Flores to the southwest and Florida| to the southeast. It is only northeast of the city of Trinidad, capital of Flores...
.
Population
In 2004 it had a population of 1,038.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 826 |
| 1975 | 940 |
| 1985 | 880 |
| 1996 | 913 |
| 2004 | 1,038 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay