Salto (Uruguay)

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Somersault
Coordinates: 31 ° 23 ′  S , 57 ° 58 ′  W
Map: Uruguay
marker
Somersault
Somersault on the map of Uruguay
Basic data
Country UruguayUruguay Uruguay
Department Somersault
City foundation November 8, 1756
Residents 104,028  (2011)
City insignia
Coat of arms of Salto (Uruguay) .png
Detailed data
height 48  m
Waters Uruguay River
Post Code 50000
prefix +073
Time zone UTC −3
City Presidency Ramón Fonticiella
Website www.salto.gub.uy
Somersault, view from the harbor
Somersault, view from the harbor

Salto is the capital of the Salto department of the same name in Uruguay . With 104,028 inhabitants (as of 2011), the city on the Uruguayan-Argentine border river Rio Uruguay is the third largest in the country after Montevideo and Ciudad de la Costa in its metropolitan region .

Geography and climate

The city is located on the east bank of the Rio Uruguay in sectors 1, 2 and 3 of the department. The distance to the state capital Montevideo is almost 500 km. It is connected to it in terms of traffic via routes 1 and 3 . The city is located across from the Argentine city of Concordia on the western bank of the river . The two cities are not connected by a bridge in the urban area, but the 13 km north of the Salto Grande dam is used as a road and rail crossing. Trade with the neighboring country is important to the city's economy. The resort of Arenitas Blancas and the Salto Grande waterfalls are nearby .

Somersault
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Temperature in ° Cprecipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Salto
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.0 30.2 27.7 23.1 20.4 16.7 16.7 18.3 20.1 22.9 26.8 29.4 O 23.6
Min. Temperature (° C) 17.8 17.2 15.4 11.9 9.7 7.4 6.8 7.1 9.1 11.2 13.8 16.0 O 11.9
Precipitation ( mm ) 118 96 124 146 75 108 74 63 98 128 95 102 Σ 1,227
Humidity ( % ) 59 62 66 71 73 77 75 70 70 68 63 59 O 67.8
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Source: wetterkontor.de

history

Salto was founded in November 1756. Even before Uruguayan independence, the place gained the status of a pueblo . By decree of May 16, 1835, Salto was given the name Villa . On June 16, 1837, it was declared the capital of the department by means of Ley 158 . The classification as Ciudad (city) followed on June 8, 1863 by the Ley 780 . The latter act also concerned the Ley 1000 of March 3, 1869.

In 1879 the Roman Catholic diocese of Salto was established. The main church is the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista (John the Baptist) .

One of the highlights of the city's history was a visit by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

economy

Agriculture is practiced in the vicinity of the city : in addition to cattle breeding , citrus fruits , sugar cane and grapes are grown . Salto is a trading center for grain and vegetables. The city also has an agricultural school. Important branches of industry are the food industry, shipbuilding and the manufacture of chemical products, medicines and wickerwork. In the vicinity is the Embalse Salto Grande reservoir on the Uruguay River, where an important hydroelectric power station is located.

tourism

Popular tourist spots in the city include the Teatro Larrañaga , built in 1882, and the two museums, Museo del Hombre y la Tecnología and Museo de Bellas Artes y Artes Decorativas .

In the city there is a monument to the Uruguayan architect Eladio Dieste with the title Gate of Wisdom , which is popularly called The Seagull because of its appearance .

Eight kilometers south of the city, near Ruta 3, are the Daymán thermal springs, the Termas del Daymán .

Sports

Salto FC , which has not existed since then , represented the city from 2003 to 2005 in the Uruguayan second division . He played his home games in the Estadio Ernesto Dickinson stadium with a capacity of around 6,000 .

Residents

The population of Saltos is 104,028 (as of 2011), of which 50,147 are male and 53,881 female.

year Residents
1834 1,315
1852 2,882
1908 19,788
1963 57,975
1975 73,897
1985 80,821
1996 93.117
2004 99,072
2011 104,028

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Montevideo - "RESEÑA HISTÓRICA Y DATOS VARIOS" - Visitas de Juan Pablo II in the lower quarter of the website ( Memento of the original of March 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tacuy.com.uy
  2. www.termasdayman.com
  3. Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 28, 2012
  4. Toponimia y categorización jurídica oficial de las localidades urbanas de Uruguay at www.ine.gub.uy (PDF; 246 kB) for the data 1834, 1852, 1908, accessed on September 29, 2012
  5. Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 127 kB)
  6. 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; 625 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ine.gub.uy
  7. Cronología musical y Tema anual ( Memento of the original dated August 12, 2014 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. on the website of the Banco de Seguros del Estado de Uruguay (Spanish) (PDF; 1.1 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bse.com.uy