TACUAREMBO

Tacuarembó
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Tacuarembó
— Capital city —



Tacuarembó
Coordinates: 31°44′0″S 55°59′0″WCoordinates: 31°44′0″S 55°59′0″W
Country Uruguay
Department Tacuarembó Department
Founded January 21, 1832
Founder Bernabé Rivera
Government
- City Manager Wilson Ezquerra Martinotti
Elevation 137 m (449 ft)
Population (2004)
- Total 51,224
- Rank 8th
- Demonym tacuaremboense
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 45000
Area code(s) +598 463
Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, 113 kilometres (70 mi) south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits. The stream Arroyo Tacuarembó Chico, a tributary of Río Tacuarembó, flows through the north part of the city.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Population
3 Climate
4 Notable residents
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
[edit]History

On October 24, 1831, a presidential degree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the creation of a city in the region. The task was entrusted to the President's brother, Colonel Bernabé Rivera.


Plaza 19 de Abril
Colonel Rivera left Montevideo on a three-month journey with a caravan of wagons and families, towards the shore of the Tacuaremboty River, which in the Guaraní language means "river of the reeds". The area was surveyed and divided into blocks for settlement. On January 21, 1832, Coronel Rivera founded the town under the name "San Fructuoso", after Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona (whose Saint's Day is January 21[1]).
By 1837, San Fructuoso was a growing town. It had more than 500 residents, a justice of the peace, a military commander, a parish priest, a mayor, and a Public Works Commission. On June 16, the Tacuarembó Department was created (along with Salto and Paysandú), and San Fructuoso was named the capital.
Over time, the community continued to grow. On June 17, 1912, San Fructuoso was elevated to city status and changed its name to "Tacuarembó".
[edit]Population

In 2004, Tacuarembó had a population of 51,224.[2]
Year Population
1963 41,521
1975 37,692
1985 40,511
1996 45,891
2004 51,224
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
[edit]Climate

Tacuarembó has a humid subtropical climate, described by the Köppen climate classification as Cfa. Summers are warm to hot and winters are cool, with frequent frosts and fog. The precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 1,165 mm (45.87 in), and the annual average temperature is 18 °C (64.4 °F).
Tacuarembó
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
123 3020
102 2819
111 2617
106 2214
90 1810
92 157
95 157
85 178
90 1810
99 2213
90 2515
82 2718
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Zoover (in Portuguese)
[show]Imperial conversion
[edit]Notable residents

Writers Circe Maia, Mario Benedetti, Tomás de Mattos,and Jorge Majfud are from Tacuarembó, as is José Núñez, 19th century Nicaraguan politician. Tango musician Carlos Gardel purportedly was born near Tacuarembó, in the village of Valle Edén.
[edit]See also

Cerro Batoví
[edit]References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia.
^ http://es.catholic.net/santoral/articulo.php?id=684
^ "2004 Census of Tacuarembó department" (XLS). INE. 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ "1963–1996 Statistics / S" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
[edit]External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tacuarembó
Municipal website
DelTacua.com.uy Community
Article on the Laguna de Lavaderas of the city's park, Official Portal of Uruguayan Government
"Fundamentos Culturales de Tacuarembó" Washington Benavides, Ciudadano Ilustre de Tacuarembó.
INE map of Tacuarembó
[show]v · d · e Tacuarembó Department of Uruguay
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