Municipality of Baltasar Brum

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Municipality of Baltasar Brum
Municipio de Baltasar Brum
Municipality
Municipality of Baltasar Brum
MunicipiodeBaltasarBrum.svg
Location of the municipality of Baltasar Brum within the department of Artigas and Uruguay.
Country Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Department Artigas
Founded15 March 2010
Seat Baltasar Brum
Government
 •  Mayor Juan Carlos Martinicorena (PN) [1]
Area
 • Total754 km2 (291 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total2,608
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3
ConstituenciesICA

The municipality of Baltasar Brum is one of the three municipalities of Artigas Department. Its seat is the city of Baltasar Brum.

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Location

The municipality is located in the southwest area of the Artigas Department.

History

The municipality of Baltasar Brum was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2010, in compliance with the provisions of the Law N° 18567, that provided for the establishment of municipalities in all of the settlements with 2000 or more inhabitants. It is part of the Artigas Department and comprises the ICA constituency of that department. [3] [4] [5]

Settlements

The only populated place part of this municipality is Baltasar Brum.

Authorities

The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.

Mayors by period
N°MayorPartyStartEndNotes
1José LachaiseNational Party9 July 20108 July 2015Elected Mayor [6]
Councilors: José Besil Nario (PN), Jorge Velázquez (FA), Elio Silveira (FA), Wilson Medina (PC)
2Juan Carlos MartinicorenaNational Party9 July 20152020Elected Mayor [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Baltasar Brum" (in Spanish). Observatorio Territorio Uruguay-Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Diario de Sesiones de la Asamblea General, Primer período ordinario de la XLVIIa legislatura, 4ª sesión" (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ley 18567: Descentralización política y participación ciudadana." (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ley 18653: Municipios y distritos electorales." (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Lizbona, Alejandra; Lorenzoni, Miguel; Nieto, Ernesto (2011). "Algo cambió en el Norte. Artigas: del predominio inquebrantable a la rotación permanente.". In Cardarello, Antonio; Magri, Altaïr (eds.). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres. Elecciones Departamentales y Municipales 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Ciencia Política. pp. 196–197. ISBN   978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

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