Egaña is a village in the

Soriano Department Soriano () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes. It is located on the west of the country, south of Río Negro Department, north of Colonia Department and west of Flores Department. Its western border is the Río Uruguay, separat ...

of western

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Location

The village is located off Route 3, at about northwest of

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and southeast of

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. The railroad track from

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to Mercedes and further north passes through the village.

History

On 13 May 1971, the status of the populated centre here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.959.

Population

In 2011 Egaña had a population of 783. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Egaña
Populated places in the Soriano Department {{Soriano-geo-stub