Fray Marcos
| Fray Marcos | |
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| Town | |
 Fray Marcos
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| Coordinates: 34°11′0″S 55°44′0″W / 34.18333°S 55.73333°WCoordinates: 34°11′0″S 55°44′0″W / 34.18333°S 55.73333°W | |
| Country |
 Uruguay
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| Department | Florida Department |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,398 |
| Time zone | UTC −3 |
| Postal code | 90601 |
| Dial plan | +598 4311 (+4 digits) |
Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.
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.
It was founded on December 1888, and on 23 May 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297.
In 2011 Fray Marcos had a population of 2,398.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
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