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

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Fray Marcos
Town
Fray Marcos Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°11′0″S 55°44′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Florida Department
Founded	1888
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,398
Time zone	UTC −3
Postal code	90601
Dial plan	+598 4311 (+4 digits)

Location

It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. It is 96 kilometres (60 mi) 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" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906.[1] Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297.[2]

Population

In 2011 Fray Marcos had a population of 2,398.[3]

Year	Population
1963	1,403
1975	1,568
1985	1,676
1996	2,053
2004	2,509
2011	2,398

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1]

Places of worship

• Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Fray Marcos.

• INE map of Fray Marcos

На других языках

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[de] Fray Marcos

Fray Marcos ist eine Ortschaft in Uruguay.

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- [en] Fray Marcos

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[ru] Фрай-Маркос

Фрай-Маркос (исп. Fray Marcos) — город на юге Уругвая, на территории департамента Флорида.

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