La Paloma, Durazno

La Paloma is a village in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay.

Geography
The village is located 16 km into a secondary road that splits off Route 6 in a westward direction at about 78 km north of Sarandí del Yí. A train station of the railroad track from Sarandí del Yí to the north end of the department is 3 km east of the village.

History
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 3 May 1984 by the Act of Ley Nº 15.542.

Population
In 2011, it had a population of 1,443. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Places of worship

 * Parish Church of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic)