Pirarajá is a village in the Lavalleja Department of southeastern Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on Route 8 and on its junction with Route 58, about 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Mariscala and 95 kilometres (59 mi) northeast of Minas.

History

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 22 December 1906 by decree Ley Nº 3.136.[1]

Population

In 2011 Pirarajá had a population of 713.[2]

YearPopulation
1963914
1975910
1985773
1996737
2004967
2011713

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. "Censos 2011 Lavalleja (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.