Palmar is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.

It lies about 75 kilometres (47 mi) east of Mercedes and at the border with Río Negro Department.

On 26 March 1982, the urban conglomeration named "Coronel Lorenzo Latorre", which had been formed in 1973 as a result of the construction of the Palmar Dam, was given the status of "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Decreto-Ley Nº 15.254.

[1] On 28 December 1990, it was renamed "Palmar" by the Act of Ley Nº 16.170.

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