The municipality of Guichón is one of the municipalities of Paysandú Department, Uruguay. Its seat is the city of Guichón.
Municipality of Guichón
Municipio de Guichón | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Guichón | |
 Location of the municipality of Guichón within the department of Paysandú and Uruguay. | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Paysandú |
| Founded | 15 March 2010 |
| Seat | Guichón |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María de Lourdes Suárez (PN)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,670.1 km2 (644.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 6,860 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Constituencies | KEA, KEB, KEC and KED |
| Website | www |
Location
editThe municipality is located in the southeast corner of the Paysandú Department, bordering Rio Negro Department to the south, and Tacuarembó Department to the east.
Features
editThe municipality of Guichón was created by Law N° 18.653 of 15 March 2010, and is part of the Paysandú Department. It comprises the KEA, KEB, KEC and KED constituencies of that department. Its limits were defined in Decree 6063/2010 of the Departmental Board of Paysandú.[3][4]
The territory of this municipality covers a total area of 1670.1 km2, and it has a population of 6860 inhabitants according to 2011 census data, which means it has a population density of 4.1 inhabitants per km2.[2]
Settlements
editThe following populated places are part of this municipality:
- Guichón (seat)
- Morató
- Piñera
- Merinos
- Tres Árboles
- Beisso
- Tiatucurá (also known as Villa María)
- Cuchilla de Fuego
- Termas de Almirón resort
Authorities
editThe authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.
| N° | Mayor | Party | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María de Lourdes Suárez | National Party | 9 July 2010 | 8 July 2015 | Elected Mayor [1] |
| 2 | María de Lourdes Suárez | National Party | 9 July 2015 | 2020 | Reelected Mayor [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país" (in Spanish). 180.com.uy. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Perfiles" (in Spanish). Observatorio Uruguay-Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "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 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Ley 18.653" (in Spanish). Montevideo: Parliament of Uruguay. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Balsa, Silvana; Moreira, Ramiro; Vignolo, Alejandro (2011). "El retorno del "Larrañaguismo". Elecciones Departamentales y municipales 2010 en Paysandú". In Cardarello, Antonio; Magri, Altaïr (eds.). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Ciencia Política. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.