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Casupá
Town
The main square of Casupá
CasupáLocation in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°2′0″S 55°39′0″W / 34.03333°S 55.65000°W / -34.03333; -55.65000
Country	Uruguay
Department	Florida Department
Founded	1908
Population
• Total	2,402
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal 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. It was then elevated to the category of "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley No. 12.297.

Population

In 2011, Casupá had a population of 2,402.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

• Parish Church of Mary Help of Christians (Roman Catholic)

References

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

External links

• INE map of Casupá

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