Villa del Carmen or Carmen is a town in Durazno Department

Durazno Department

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 of central Uruguay

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, the third largest populated place in the department, after Durazno

Durazno

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 and Sarandí del Yí

Sarandí del Yí

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. It is located on the intersection of Routes 14 and 42, about 55 kilometres (34.2 mi) east 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...

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History

Villa del Carmen was founded in 1874 by a decree of President of Uruguay

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 José Eugenio Ellauri

José Eugenio Ellauri

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. A principal contribution to the town's economic development was the carpentery industry, as well as the wines produced by André Faraud in the beginning of the 20th century.
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 4 July 1908 by decree Ley No. 3.305. Sometime between the census of 2004 and 2010, the status of the town has been raised to "Villa".

Population

Iin 2004, Villa del Carmen had a population of 2,275.

Year	Population
1963	2,200
1975	2,410
1985	2,208
1996	2,284
2004	2,275

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Noted features

Parque Francisco Davant is named after Francisco Davant, a local political figure distinguished by his sponsorship of tree planting, serves local residents and tourists. The park contains a variety of trees, the planting of which date from the 1950s.

External links

• INE map of Carmen