Curtina
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Coordinates: 32 ° 9 ′ S , 56 ° 7 ′ W Curtina on the map of Uruguay
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Uruguay | |
| Department | Tacuarembó | |
| City foundation | July 5, 1907 | |
| Residents | 1037 (2011) | |
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| Post Code | 45002 | |
Curtina is a small city in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the Tacuarembó department in sector 2 , a few kilometers east of the border with the neighboring Salto department . It is located around 50 kilometers south of the department capital , with which it is connected via the Ruta 5 . The distance to the state capital Montevideo is 336 kilometers, to the Rivera on the Brazilian border it is 124 kilometers. In the south of Curtina passes the Arroyo Malo , where the Paso Colman is located. The Cuchilla Aguará extends north of the village . Here lies the Cerro Arbolito . The area to the west is called Cuchilla Divisoria , while the landscape south of Ruta 5 is called Cuchilla de la Pampa . There flows with the Arroyo Calengo a right-hand tributary of the Arroyo Malo .
history
Curtina, originally known as San Máximo , was founded by legal decree (Ley 3.189) and the resulting official classification in the status of " Pueblo " on July 5, 1907 on the basis of private initiative. Previously it was the capital of the Sección Judicial Arroyo Malo .
Infrastructure
Curtina is connected to the road network and thus also the national bus network via the Ruta 5 , at whose kilometer point 334 it is located. The place, connected to the water supply, the electricity and the telephone network, has two educational institutions as well as a police station, a polyclinic, a post office, three sacred buildings and a cemetery. A soccer field is also available.
economy
Curtina is located in a region where forestry is the main industry.
Residents
Curtina has 1,037 inhabitants (as of 2011), of which 534 are male and 503 are female.
| year | Residents |
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| 1908 | 3,666 |
| 1963 | 806 |
| 1975 | 732 |
| 1985 | 651 |
| 1996 | 843 |
| 2004 | 1,029 |
| 2011 | 1,037 |
Source:
sons and daughters of the town
- Numa Moraes , musician
- Guillermo Castro Duré , musician
Web links
- City map of Curtina (PDF; 95 kB)
- Image of the area around Curtina
Individual evidence
- ↑ Postal code directory of the Uruguayan Post
- ^ Revista, editions 1-3, 1907, p.73 Montevideo (Uruguay) Instituto de Agronomía
- ↑ a b "Toponimia y categorización jurídica oficial de las localidades urbanas de Uruguay" on the official website of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (PDF; 246 kB)
- ↑ "La ciudad de Curtina, información de interés" ( Memento of the original dated July 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 23, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963-1996 ( MS Word ; 176 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 639 kB)
