Tomás Gomensoro

Tomás Gomensoro
Tomás Gomensoro
	Village
	Tomás Gomensoro Location in Uruguay
	Coordinates: 30°26′0″S57°26′0″W / 30.43333°S 57.43333°W Coordinates: 30°26′0″S57°26′0″W / 30.43333°S 57.43333°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Artigas Department
Population (2011)
• Total	2,659
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	55002
Dial plan	+598 4777 (+4 digits)

Last updated March 15, 2019

Tomás Gomensoro is a village (pueblo) in the Artigas Department of northern 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, 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.

Location

It is located on a road that joins Route 3 with Route 30, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Bella Unión. The railroad track Salto - Bella Unión passes through the village.

Route 3 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name General José Artigas, the foremost national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in the country along with Route 5, connecting the south coast near Rafael Perazza with Bella Unión in the extreme northwest. The road is approximately 592 kilometres (368 mi) in length.

Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay.

History

Its earlier name was "Zanja Honda" and it was declared as "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley 3.455 on 3 May 1909. The village was then renamed after the acting President of Uruguay Tomás Gomensoro Albín.

The President of Uruguay, officially known as the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch. In case of absence, his office is exercised by the vice president. In turn, the president of the republic is the commander in chief of the armed forces.

Tomás José Gomensoro Albín was a Uruguayan political figure.

Population

In 2011, Tomás Gomensoro had a population of 2,659.^[1]

Year	Population
1908	1,188
1963	2,144
1975	2,100
1985	1,827
1996	2,427
2004	2,818
2011	2,659

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[2]

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References

↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Artigas". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "Zanja Honda")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

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[1] "Censos 2011 Cuadros Artigas". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[2] "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "Zanja Honda")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

v t e Artigas Department of Uruguay
Capital: Artigas
Towns and villages	Artigas Baltasar Brum Bella Unión Bernabé Rivera Cainsa Cerro Ejido Colonia Palma Coronado Cuareim Franquia Las Piedras Mones Quintela Pintadito Sequeira Tomás Gomensoro Topador
Sights	Piedra Pintada