Nueva Palmira
City
Nueva Palmira is located in Uruguay
Nueva Palmira
Nueva Palmira
Coordinates: 33°53′0″S 58°25′0″W / 33.88333°S 58.41667°W / -33.88333; -58.41667
Country Uruguay
Department Colonia
Founded1831
Founded byFelipe Santiago Torres Leiva
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total9,857
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
70101
Dial plan+598 4544 (+4 digits)

Nueva Palmira is a city in Colonia Department in south-western Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on the east bank of Uruguay River, about 86 kilometres (53 mi) northwest of the departmental capital Colonia del Sacramento.

History

A "Pueblo" (village) named "Higueritas" was founded here on 26 October 1831 by Felipe Santiago Torres Leiva. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257 on 17 August 1920 and then to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 11961 on 1 July 1953.[1] The city got its name from the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria (Aramaic for City of Date Trees).[2]

Population

In 2011 Nueva Palmira had a population of 9,857.[3]

YearPopulation
19084,191
19636,307
19757,146
19857,151
19968,339
20049,230
20119,857

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Features

Nueva Palmira is considered the second most important commercial port in Uruguay after the Port of Montevideo and offers docking facility for yachts. There are several beaches along its shore, like Playa Higuerita, Playa Eolo, Playa Corbacho and Playa Los Vascos, while the northern end of the city, along the shore, is a resort called Balneario Brisas del Uruguay.

Main streets and squares

The main streets are General J.G. Artigas and fellipe Fontana, both running SE to NW, converge at the southeastern end of town and join with Ruta 21 towards Carmelo. The other main street, Chile, runs SW to NE and extends to Ruta 21 towards Dolores and Mercedes of Soriano Department.

The main squares of the city are Plaza de los 33 Patriotas, which takes up two blocks and extends to the Muelle Viejo (Old Dock) at the waterfront, and Plaza Artigas, featuring a monument to José Gervasio Artigas and the main church of the city. There is also Plaza de Deportes which offers open doors sports facilities. The city has also a zoological garden in its northern part.

Places of worship

Government

The city mayor as of July 2010 is Andrés Passarino.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "La importancia de Nueva Palmira". El Pais. 2007-01-31. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Colonia". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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