Villa Darwin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Villa Darwin Sacachispas
Village
Villa Darwin Location in Uruguay
Country	Uruguay
Department	Soriano Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	456
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	75000
Dial plan	+598 453 (+5 digits)

Villa Darwin is a small village in the western part of Uruguay. It is located in the Soriano Department, which is a region in the country. Sometimes, the rural area around the village is also known as Sacachispas.

Geography

Villa Darwin is found about 14 kilometers (about 9 miles) down a road that turns off from Route 14. This road goes north. The village is about 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) east of a city called Mercedes.

The closest village to Villa Darwin is Palmar, which is located to the east-northeast. A small river, called Arroyo Perico Flaco, flows along the eastern edge of Villa Darwin. This stream is about 4 kilometers (about 2.5 miles) south of where it flows into the Río Negro, a larger river.

Population

In 2011, Villa Darwin had a population of 456 people. The number of people living in the village has changed over the years. Here is a table showing how the population has grown and shrunk:

This information comes from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay, which is Uruguay's national statistics office.

See also

• You can find more information about Sacachispas (Uruguay) for kids in Spanish here: Sacachispas (Uruguay) para niños