Guichón
locality in Paysandu, Uruguay
Guichón is a small city in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay.
Geography
It is located on Route 90, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of its intersection with Route 4 and 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of its intersection with Route 25.
History
On 15 June 1907, it was declared "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.203. Until then it had been the head of the judicial section "Palmar". On 22 June 1955, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 12.199, and then on 17 November 1964, to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.299.
Paleontology
In 1932, while drilling a water well, several skeletal remains belonging to seven individuals of small terrestrial crocodiles were discovered. Analyzing them, Carlos Rusconi recognized a new genus in 1933, Uruguaysuchus.
Population
In 2011 Guichón had a population of 5,039.
“Guichón” enters the record as locality in Paysandu, Uruguay. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Guichón, locality and Paysandu can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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