Aceguá | |
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Town | |
Location in Uruguay | |
Coordinates: 31°52′0″S 54°10′0″W / 31.86667°S 54.16667°WCoordinates: 31°52′0″S 54°10′0″W / 31.86667°S 54.16667°W | |
Country | Uruguay |
Department | Cerro Largo |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,511 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 37001 |
Dial plan | +598 46 (+6 digits) |
Aceguá is the Uruguayan part of a town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay.
It is located on Route 8, on the border with Brazil. The border between Uruguay and Brazil passes though the town and the two parts are separated by an international street.
Its status was raised from populated centre to "Pueblo" (village) on 23 December 1941 by decree Ley 10.101 and then to "Villa" (town) on 14 April 1986 by decree Ley 15.810.
In 2011 Aceguá had a population of 1,511.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay