Pirarajá is a village in the
Lavalleja Department
Lavalleja (; ) is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and ...
of southeastern
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
.
Geography
It is located on
Route 8 and on its junction with Route 58, about
north of
Mariscala
Mariscala is a small town in the Lavalleja Department of southeastern Uruguay.
Geography
The town is located on Route 8, northeast of Minas.
History
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category on 1 February 1918 by decree Ley Nº ...
and northeast of
Minas
Minas or MINAS may refer to:
People with the given name Minas
* Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563)
* Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309)
* Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250)
* Minas Alozidis (born 1984), Greek hurdler
* Minas Avetisyan (192 ...
.
History
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 22 December 1906 by decree Ley Nº 3.136.
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Population
In 2011 Pirarajá had a population of 713.
References
External links
INE map of Pirarajá
Populated places in the Lavalleja Department
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