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Risso
Village
RissoLocation in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°37′0″S 57°34′0″W / 33.61667°S 57.56667°W / -33.61667; -57.56667
Country	Uruguay
Department	Soriano Department
Population
• Total	557
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	75003
Dial plan	+598 4538 (+4 digits)

Risso is a village or populated centre in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.

Geography

The village is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) off Route 3, at about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northwest of José Enrique Rodó and 29 kilometres (18 mi) southeast of Palmitas.

History

On 13 May 1971, the status of the populated centre here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.959.

Population

In 2011 Risso had a population of 557.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

References

1. "Ley Nº 13.959". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1971. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
2. "Censos 2011 Soriano (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
3. "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Risso

v t e Soriano Department of Uruguay
Capital: Mercedes
Municipaliites	Cardona Dolores José Enrique Rodó Palmitas
Towns and villages	Cardona Chacras de Dolores Dolores Egaña José Enrique Rodó Mercedes Palmitas Risso Santa Catalina Villa Darwin Villa Soriano
Sights	Agraciada Beach

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