Estación Rincón

Estación Rincón
Estación Rincón
Village
	Estación Rincón Location in Uruguay
	Coordinates: 32°49′55″S 53°49′43″W / 32.83194°S 53.82861°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Treinta y Tres Department
Population (2011)
• Total	674
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	33002
Dial plan	+598 4458 (+4 digits)

Estación Rincón or Rincón is a village in the Treinta y Tres Department of Uruguay.

Geography

The main part of the town is located between Ruta 18 and the railroad tracks, where there is the station which gives its name to the town. A smaller part is located southeast of the tracks. It is the main town of Costas del Tacuarí, one of the main rice producing areas of Uruguay. The closest town is Vergara, which is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the southwest.

History

On 9 December 1985, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.788.^[1]

Population

In 2011 Estación Rincón had a population of 674.^[2]

Year	Population
1963	233
1975	147
1985	375
1996	734
2004	742
2011	674

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[3]

References

^ "Ley Nº 15.788". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1985. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Trenta y Tres (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004) (see "Rincón (Estación)")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2012.