Colonia Valdense

Colonia Valdense
—  Town  —
Colonia Valdense Location within Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°20′18″S 57°15′55″W / 34.33833°S 57.26528°W / -34.33833; -57.26528
Country	Uruguay
Department	Colonia Department
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population (2004)
- Total	3,087
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	70202
Area code(s)	+598 455

Celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Italian immigrants.

Colonia Valdense is a town located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department. It is home to around 3,100 people. It lies along Route 1.

History

Colonia Valdense was founded in 1856, following the arrival of Italian immigrants from Piedmont. The town is named after Pierre Valdo, a French priest founder of the religious movement known as «the Valdensians».

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 6 January 1951 by decree Ley No. 11.742.^[1]

Population

According to the 2004 census, the town had a population of 3,087.^[2]

Year	Population
1963	1,665
1975	2,140
1985	2,409
1996	2,876
2004	3,087

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[3]

Twin towns

• Luserna San Giovanni,  Italy

References

1. ^ "LEY N° 11.742". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1951. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=11742&Anchor=. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
2. ^ "2004 Census of Colonia department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Colonia/Cuadro7_05.XLS. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / C" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraC.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

External links

• Information about Colonia Valdense at Multimedia Uruguay portal cultural (Spanish)
• INE map of Colonia Valdense