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Paso de Carrasco Paso Carrasco
City & Municipality
Paso de CarrascoLocation within Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°52′17″S 56°1′38″W / 34.87139°S 56.02722°W / -34.87139; -56.02722
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Population
• Total	15,908
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	15000
Dial plan	+598 2 (+7 digits)

Paso de Carrasco or Paso Carrasco is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay.

Paso Carrasco is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes also Barra de Carrasco and the area of the International Airport.

Geography

Location

The city is located on Route 106 (Camino Carrasco), east of the stream Arroyo Carrasco. Across this stream it borders the Montevideo Department, to the southeast it borders the Ciudad de la Costa, while to the northeast is the Carrasco International Airport.

History

On 15 October 1963 its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167. On 19 October 1994, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.608.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Paso Carrasco had a population of 15,908. In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 19,775 for the municipality during the elections. The official site of the Intendencia de Canelones states now a population of 22,688 for the municipality.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

• Parish Church of St. Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)

References

1. "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
2. "Ley Nº 16.608". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1994. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Canelones". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. "ELECCIONES - Canelones". El Observador. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
5. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Colonia Nicolich, Paso Carrasco, Carrasco Int.Airport, and parts of the municipality of Ciudad de la Costa

v t e Canelones Department of Uruguay
Capital: Canelones
Towns and villages	18 de Mayo Aguas Corrientes Atlántida Barrio Cópola Barrio La Lucha Barros Blancos Canelones Castellanos Cerrillos City Golf Ciudad de la Costa Colonia Nicolich Costa Azul Costa y Guillamón Dr. Francisco Soca El Dorado Empalme Olmos Estación Atlántida Estanque de Pando Jardines de Pando Joaquín Suárez Juanicó La Floresta La Paz Las Piedras Las Toscas Marindia Migues Montes Neptunia Pando Parque del Plata Paso Carrasco Progreso Salinas San Antonio San Bautista San Jacinto San Luis San Ramón Santa Lucía Santa Rosa Sauce Seis Hermanos Tala Toledo Totoral del Sauce Villa Aeroparque Villa Argentina Villa Crespo y San Andrés Villa El Tato Villa Felicidad Villa San José
Resorts of the Ciudad de la Costa	El Pinar Lomas de Solymar Solymar Parque Carrasco Lagomar San José de Carrasco Barra de Carrasco Shangrilá Colinas de Solymar El Bosque
Sights	Bridge of the Americas Carrasco Airport Lago Calcagno Costa de Oro El Águila Hotel Planeta Palace Iglesia Estación Atlántida Parque Roosevelt Paso de las Toscas

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