Libertad, Uruguay

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City in San José, Uruguay

34°38′0″S 56°37′9″W / 34.63333°S 56.61917°W / -34.63333; -56.61917Country

UruguayDepartment

San JoséFounded1872Population

(2011 Census)

• Total10,166Time zoneUTC -3Postal code

80100

Dial plan+598 4345 (+4 digits)

Libertad is a small city in the San José Department of southern Uruguay. Its main commercial street is 25 de Agosto and its central square is Plaza Treinta y Tres Orientales.

Geography

The city is located on Route 1, about 50 kilometers from Montevideo

History

It was founded in November 1872. On 8 November 1902, by Decree, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village).^[1] On 1 July 1953, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.964,^[2] and on 15 October 1963, to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167.^[3]

Population

In 2011 Libertad had a population of 10,166.^[4]

Year	Population
1908	5,609
1963	5,072
1975	6,107
1985	7,032
1996	8,353
2004	9,196
2011	10,166

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[1]

Places of worship

Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Isidore the Laborer (Roman Catholic, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate)^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ "Ley Nº 11.964". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1953. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ "Ley Nº 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros San José". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ Parroquia Libertad Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)