Tambores is a small town partly in the Paysandú Department and partly in the Tacuarembó Department of western Uruguay.
Tambores | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Tambores Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′0″S 56°15′0″W / 31.88333°S 56.25000°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Paysandú Department and Tacuarembó Department |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,561 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 45004 |
| Dial plan | +598 463 (+5 digits) |
Geography
editIt is located on both sides of the interdepartmental road which forms the border between the two departments, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of its intersection with Route 26, which lies 33 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of Tacuarembó, the capital city of the department. The railroad track Montevideo - Tacuarembó - Rivera passes through the town.[citation needed]
History
editOn 21 August 1936, the existing populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 9.588.[1] Until then, it had been head of the judicial section of "Salsipuedes". Its status was further elevated to "Villa" (town) on 15 October 1963 by the Act of Ley N° 13.167.[2]
Population
editIn 2011 Tambores had a population of 1,561, of which 1,111 in Paysandú[3] and 450 in Tacuarembó.[4]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 1,886 |
| 1963 | 1,508 |
| 1975 | 1,532 |
| 1985 | 1,410 |
| 1996 | 1,479 |
| 2004 | 1,720 |
| 2011 | 1,561 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ley Nº 9.588". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1936. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Paysandú". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Tacuarembó" (XLS). INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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