Bernabé Rivera

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Bernabé Rivera
Village
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Bernabé Rivera
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 30°18′0″S56°58′0″W / 30.30000°S 56.96667°W / -30.30000; -56.96667 Coordinates: 30°18′0″S56°58′0″W / 30.30000°S 56.96667°W / -30.30000; -56.96667
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Artigas Department
Time zone UTC - 3
Postal code
55004
Dial plan +598 4778 (+4 digits)

Bernabé Rivera is a village in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.

Artigas Department Place in Uruguay

Artigas Department is the northernmost department of Uruguay, located in its northwestern region. Its capital is the city of Artigas, which borders on the Brazilian city of Quaraí. Artigas Department has an area of 11,928 square kilometres (4,605 sq mi), making it the fifth largest in the country. The population is 73,378 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census.

Uruguay republic in South America

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.

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Location

The village is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast into a secondary road leaving off Route 30 at about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the department capital Artigas and joining it with the village Topador before returning to Route 30 at a point about 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Artigas.

Artigas, Uruguay Capital city in Artigas, Uruguay

Artigas is the capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. Its name comes from that of the national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the emancipation of the River Plate, and sought to create a federative nation from these colonies. As of the census of 2011, it is the eleventh most populous city of the country.

Geography

It is situated south of the hill Cuchilla del Yacaré and north of the stream Arroyo Tres Cruces.

History

Its earlier name was "Allende" or "Yacaré", and on 26 May 1924, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.720. [1] It was renamed to "Bernabé Rivera" on 11 January 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.271. [2]

Population

In 2011 Bernabe Rivera had a population of 380. [3]

YearPopulation
19081,954
1963683
1975540
1985461
1996421
2004524
2011380

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "Allende" & "Yacaré")". INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ley Nº 12.271". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1956. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Censos 2011 Artigas (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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