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Fray Marcos

Town in Florida Department, Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Geography

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]

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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[1]

Places of worship

Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish Church (Roman Catholic)

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