Village in Río Negro Department, Uruguay

Grecco

Village

Grecco

Location in Uruguay

Coordinates: 32°48′55″S 57°2′45″W / 32.81528°S 57.04583°W / -32.81528; -57.04583Coordinates: 32°48′55″S 57°2′45″W / 32.81528°S 57.04583°W / -32.81528; -57.04583
Country|  Uruguay
Department| Río Negro Department
Elevation

| 110 m (360 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 598
Time zone| UTC -3
Dial plan| +598 4567 (+4 digits)

Grecco is a village in the Río Negro Department of Uruguay.

## Geography[edit]

The village is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Route 20 and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the junction of Route 20 with Route 4.

## History[edit]

Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 17 November 1964 by the Act of Ley Nº 13.299.[1] Previously, it had been the head of the judicial section "Las Flores".[2]

## Population[edit]

In 2011 Grecco had a population of 598.[3]

Year | Population

|

1908 | 612
1963 | 578
1975 | 457
1985 | 578
1996 | 554
2004 | 726
2011 | 598

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "LEY N° 13.299". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1964. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
2. ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
3. ^ "Censos 2011 Río Negro". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

## External links[edit]

* INE map of Grecco

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Río Negro Department of Uruguay

Capital: Fray Bentos

Towns and
villages|

* Algorta
* Barrio Anglo
* Colonia Ofir
* El Ombú
* Fray Bentos
* Gartental
* Grecco
* Nuevo Berlín
* San Javier
* Young

Sights|

* Esteros de Farrapos National Park

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