Paysandú

Paysandú
Coordinates: 32 ° 18 ′  S , 58 ° 5 ′  W Paysandú​ Paysandu on the map of Uruguay
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Paysandú
City foundation	1772
Residents	76,412  (2011)
Detailed data
height	42  m
Waters	Uruguay River
Post Code	60000
prefix	+072
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Julio Pintos
Website	www.paysandu.gub.uy
Old port building in Paysandú
Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Benito de Palermo

Paysandú is the capital of the Paysandú department of the same name in Uruguay .

geography

It is located on the east bank of the Uruguay River (Río Uruguay) , on the other side of the river lies a little to the north - connected to Paysandú by the General Artigas Bridge - the small Argentine town of Colón . The Uruguayan highway Ruta 3 runs to the east of the city .

history

The city was founded in 1772 by a priest named Sandú.

Residents

With around 75,000 inhabitants, Paysandú is the fourth largest city in the country after Montevideo , Ciudad de la Costa and Salto .

Economy and Infrastructure

It is an important industrial location. In addition to the wool, textile and leather industries, the food industry ( sugar , beer ) is also important. The city's agricultural faculty is one of the few colleges in the country outside of Montevideo .

Attractions

The city has a church with the name Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Benito de Palermo, which is well-known beyond the borders . It was built in 1860, made a Basilica minor in 1949 and has been a Monumento Histórico Nacional since 1997 . In the basilica there is an organ by the German organ builder Oskar Walcker from 1906 with 23 registers, two manuals and a pedal. This historic organ was restored in 1997 by Gebr. Oberlinger Orgelbau , Windesheim, with the help of the Federal Republic of Germany .

Culture

• Museo Histórico

Sports

The city's stadium is the Estadio Parque Artigas . The most important football club in Paysandús is Paysandú Bella Vista . Another football club that has significantly less support in the population is Paysandú FC . The rugby club Trébol Rugby is also based in Paysandú.

Town twinning

• Hellín , Spain
• Muscatine , Iowa , USA .

sons and daughters of the town

• Juan Alberto Acosta (born 1957), football player
• Michel Acosta (* 1988), football player
• Giorginho Aguirre (* 1993), football player
• Matías Appelt (* 1989), soccer player
• Egidio Arévalo Ríos (* 1982), football player
• Alfredo Baldomir (1884–1948), politician (President of Uruguay)
• Júlio Bavastro (1894-1918), football player
• Marcio Benítez (* 1996), football player
• Jonathan Blanes (born 1987), football player
• Hiber Conteris (1933–2020), writer, playwright and essayist
• Luis Cubilla (1940-2013), football player
• Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (1837–1905), politician (President of Uruguay)
• Paolo Dantaz (* 1994), football player
• María del Carmen Aquino (* 1942), writer
• Guillermo Douglas (1909-1967), rower
• Bosco Frontán (* 1984), football player
• Reinaldo Gargano (1934–2013), politician and diplomat
• Walter Gargano (* 1984), football player
• Alfredo Eusebio Gobbi (1877–1938), tango singer, dancer and composer
• Maximiliano Gómez (* 1996), football player
• Martín Góngora (* 1980), football player
• Ignacio González (* 1993), football player
• Enzo Herrera (* 1992), football player
• Claudio Innella (* 1990), football player
• Marcelo Lacerda (* 1990), football player
• Julio Lancieri (born 1966), football player
• Jorge Larrañaga (* 1956), politician
• Kevin Larrea (* 1996), football player
• Víctor Manuel Leites (1933–2016), playwright and journalist
• Gabriel Leyes (* 1990), football player
• Nicolás Lodeiro (* 1989), football player
• Franco López (* 1992), football player
• Luis Machado (* 1991), football player
• Tomás Margalef (* 1977), cyclist
• Luis Alberto Martínez (* 1973), cyclist
• Gonzalo Maulella (* 1984), football player
• Guillermo Méndez (* 1994), football player
• Nicolás Mezquida (* 1992), football player
• Rodrigo Mieres (* 1989), football player
• Agustín Peralta (born 1995), football player
• Gabriel Pereira (* 1992), football player
• Gonzalo Pizzichillo (* 1984), football player
• Gastón Puerari (* 1986), football player
• Santiago Ramírez (* 1998), football player
• Juan Carlos Reyes (born 1976), football player
• Rodrigo Rodríguez (* 1995), football player
• Jonathan Sabbatini (* 1988), football player
• Domingo Salvador Pérez (* 1936), football player
• Aníbal Sampayo (1926–2007), poet and musician
• Marcelo Saracchi (* 1998), football player
• Carlos Scanavino (* 1964), swimmer
• Raúl Fernando Sendic (* 1962), politician
• Sebastián Soria (born 1983), football player
• Luis Torrecilla (* 1989), football player
• Daniel Vidart (1920–2019), anthropologist
• Gonzalo Viera (* 1987), football player
• Milton Wynants (born 1972), racing cyclist

Climate table

Paysandú
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     116   31 18th     107   30th 17th     145   27 16     124   23 12     68   20th 9     84   17th 7th     54   17th 6th     82   18th 7th     82   20th 9     115   23 11     92   27 14th     103   30th 16 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Paysandú Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.1 30.2 27.4 23.3 20.4 16.8 17.3 18.3 20.0 22.8 26.8 29.7 O 23.6 Min. Temperature (° C) 17.6 17.3 15.6 11.7 9.0 7.1 6.2 6.7 8.7 10.7 13.7 15.9 O 11.7 Precipitation ( mm ) 116 107 145 124 68 84 54 82 82 115 92 103 Σ 1,172 Humidity ( % ) 59 63 67 72 75 80 77 72 72 69 62 57 O 68.8 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

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

• Official homepage (Spanish and English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ "South and Central America", p.233 by Wilhelm Sievers
2. ^ "Central and South America", p.439 by AHKeane
3. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística INE , accessed on October 6, 2017
4. ↑ from worldpopulationreview.com 73,249 inhabitants are given for 2017
5. ↑ Sergio Coiro / Asociación de Amigos del Patrimonio de Paysandú Uruguay: Historia: La Basílica Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Benito de Palermo a través de los años
6. ↑ site descubrí Paysandú - Iglesia Basílica , accessed on October 6, 2017
7. ↑ rotafolio.wordpress.com ( Spanish ), accessed October 6, 2017
8. ↑ Sebastian Gossio: Basílica de Paysandú ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2016 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. ; here also the disposition 
9. ↑ Bosco Silvio Frontán on the BDFA website (Spanish)
10. ↑ Alfredo Eusebio Gobbi on TODO Tango (Spanish)
11. ↑ Paysandú, ciudad de Don Aníbal Sampayo on 20once.com, accessed October 7, 2017