Paysandú Department

Paysandú
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Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Capital	Paysandú
surface	13,922 km²
Residents	113,124 (2011)
density	8.1 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	UY-PA
Website	www.paysandu.gub.uy (Spanish)
politics
Intendant	Bertil Bentos
Political party	Partido Nacional

Coordinates: 32 ° 4 ′  S , 57 ° 20 ′  W

Paysandú is a department in Uruguay .

geography

location

The department, which covers an area of ​​13,922 km², is located in the west of the country on the border with Argentina , which forms the Uruguay River .

Settlement structure

The capital Paysandú is located on the east bank of this river and with 76,412 inhabitants (as of 2011) is the fourth largest city in the country after Montevideo , Ciudad de la Costa and Salto .

Natural resources

In terms of mineral resources, the department has only limestone on the Río Queguay .

history

The origins of Paysandú go back to 1607 when the territory was partially inhabited by Capitanes de Hernandarias. The country was first settled around 1752, when the "Paso de Paysandú" was created by Indians from the Mission de San Borja.

In 1768 a port was built in the conflict-ridden area until 1802. In 1815, Artigas and his followers established themselves in Paysandú and converted the small village of 25 families into the seat of the first local government.

population

While 113,244 inhabitants were counted in 2004, the number of inhabitants determined as part of the 2011 census was 113,124. 55,361 of these were men and 57,759 women.

There was a large proportion of Italian, French and Spanish immigrants in Paysandú.

Infrastructure

education

Paysandú has a total of 14 secondary schools ( Liceos ), in which 7,592 students are taught by 646 teachers. The oldest Liceo in the department is the Liceo Nº 1 Department "QF Élida Heinzen" , which was established in the department capital Paysandú and was founded in 1912 . (As of December 2008)

traffic

In the area of ​​the department there is a connection to the air traffic with the airport Paysandú Tydeo Larre Borges . The railway lines Algorta - Fray Bentos , Paysandú - Artigas / BellaUnión and Paysandú - Chamberlain - Montevideo and Paysandú - Tres Arboles - Rivera run through the department . In addition, the following roads run through the department: Ruta 3 , Ruta 24 , Ruta 25 , Ruta 26 and Ruta 90 .

economy

In the first quarter of the 20th century, the young mayor José Acquistapace, with the support of Tomás Berreta, decided on a policy that should bring industry to the region so that it can develop. Immediately, companies from the sugar, wool and leather industries settled there, bringing not only jobs but also strong development to the city.

Culture

One of the region's biggest attractions is the Semana de la Cerveza (Beer Week), which takes place every year during Semana Santa , the holy week before Easter. The organization of the major event takes almost a year. It begins with the traditional pinchado ("pierce") ceremony of a barrel by the authorities of the province or nation.

politics

Bertil Bentos of the Partido Nacional holds the leading position of the executive branch of the department, the office of intendente .

Web links

Commons : Paysandú Department  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Intendencia of Paysandú
• Paysandú in the Encyclopedia Geografica des Uruguay (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ulises Rubens Grub : Atlas geografico de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo 1980, p. 35
2. ↑ Statistical data of the 2011 census ( memento of the original from September 27, 2015 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. of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on August 29, 2012 (XLS file; 25 kB)  
3. ↑ Liceos del Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 7.3 MB), accessed on February 29, 2012
4. ↑ Ulises Rubens Grub : Atlas geografico de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo 1980, p. 37
5. ↑ Ulises Rubens Grub : Atlas geografico de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo 1980, p. 39