Aiguá (Spanish pronunciation: [ajˈɣwa]) is a city of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. Its name means running water in the Guaraní language. It is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It includes the following zones: Aiguá, Sauce de Aiguá, Sarandí de Aiguá, Alférez, Valdivia, Salamanca, Coronilla, Rincón de Aparicio, Los Talas, Paso de los Talas.
Aiguá | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
 Avenida Artigas, an avenue in Aiguá. | |
  Aiguá | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′0″S 54°45′0″W / 34.20000°S 54.75000°W | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Department |  Maldonado |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Founded by | Margarita Muniz |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 2,465 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 20500 |
| Dial plan | +598 4446 (+4 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Geography
editThe city is located in the northern sector of the department, at the intersection of Route 39 with Route 109, 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of the capital city, Maldonado.
It is situated on the east bank of the stream Arroyo de Aiguá, one of the main tributaries of Cebollatí River.
The municipality of Aiguá has the highest point of Uruguay, the Cerro Catedral. This point is situated at an altitude of 513.66 metres (1,685.2 ft).
History
editOn 9 May 1906 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village)[1] and its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 4 January 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.265.[2]
Population
editIn 2011 Aiguá had a population of 2,465.[3] According to the Intendencia Departamental de Maldonado, the municipality of Aiguá has a population of 4,500.[4]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 4,763 |
| 1963 | 2,715 |
| 1975 | 2,470 |
| 1985 | 2,362 |
| 1996 | 2,567 |
| 2004 | 2,676 |
| 2011 | 2,465 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]
Places of worship
editNotable people
edit- Domingo Burgueño Miguel, mayor of Maldonado
- Arturo Fajardo, Roman Catholic bishop
- Gustavo Fajardo, Chief of the Defence Staff of Uruguay
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "LEY N° 12.265". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Maldonado". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Presupuesto-2011-2015". Intendencia Departamnetal de Maldonado. 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
External links
edit
- (in Spanish) Ciudad de Aiguá, Site of the municipality of Maldonado, Uruguay.
- INE map of Aiguá
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