Casupá

Town in Florida Department, Uruguay

34°2′0″S 55°39′0″W / 34.03333°S 55.65000°W / -34.03333; -55.65000Country

UruguayDepartmentFlorida DepartmentFounded1908Population

(2011)

• Total2,402Time zoneUTC -3Postal code

94100

Dial plan+598 4311 (+4 digits)

Casupá is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Geography

The town is located on Route 7, around 105 kilometres (65 mi) northeast of Montevideo.

History

Casupá was founded on 15 September 1908, and on 12 June 1924, it was declared "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 7.728.^[1] It was then elevated to the category of "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley No. 12.297.^[2]

Population

In 2011, Casupá had a population of 2,402.^[3]

Year	Population
1963	2,044
1975	2,330
1985	2,351
1996	2,593
2004	2,668
2011	2,402

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[1]

Places of worship

Parish Church of Mary Help of Christians (Roman Catholic)

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ "LEY N° 12.297". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.