Fray Marcos


Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

Geography

It is located north of the Santa Lucía River and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. It is north of Montevideo and on kilometre 107 of the railroad track Montevideo – Nico Pérez.

History

It was founded in December 1888, and on 23 May 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906. Its status was elevated to "Villa" on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297.

Population

In 2011 Fray Marcos had a population of 2,398.
YearPopulation
19631,403
19751,568
19851,676
19962,053
20042,509
20112,398

Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

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