Tacuarembó (city)
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Coordinates: 31 ° 43 ′ S , 55 ° 59 ′ W Tacuarembó on the map of Uruguay
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| Country |
 Uruguay
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| Department | Tacuarembó | |
| City foundation | January 27, 1832 by Bernabé Rivera | |
| Residents | 54,757 (2011) | |
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| height | 137 m | |
| Post Code | 45000 | |
| prefix | +063 | |
| Time zone | UTC −3 | |
| City Presidency | Wilson Ezquerra | |
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Tacuarembó [ takwaɾemˈbo ] is a city in Uruguay . It is the capital of the Tacuarembó department .
location
It is located in the central north of the country. The distance to the southern state capital Montevideo is 390 kilometers. In the north of the city flows the Arroyo Tacuarembó Chico , a tributary of the Río Tacuarembó .
history
The city was founded on January 27, 1832 by Bernabé Rivera as Villa de San Fructuoso and renamed Tacuarembó on June 17, 1912 .
Residents
In the 2011 census, the population was 54,757, of which 26,332 were men and 28,425 women, after 51,224 in 2004 and only 45,891 in 1996.
| Population development | |||||||
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| year | 1963 | 1975 | 1985 | 1996 | 2004 | 2011 | |
| Residents | 28,182 (?) | 37,692 | 40,511 | 45,891 | 51,224 | 54,757 | |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Meaning of the name
Tacuarembó is the only city in Uruguay to have a name from the Guaraní language . This name refers to the many reed species that are abundant in the area.
traffic
Tacuarembó is accessible via Rutas 5 and 26, which meet in the urban area . The city is also on the Montevideo - Rivera railway line , which is not used for passenger transport. In addition, Tacuarembó Airport, located in the south-east of the city, provides access to air traffic.
Attractions
The Museo del Indo y del Gaucho in Tacuarembó exhibits art collections of the Indians and the gauchos as well as collections of weapons and hand tools. In the city is also the Cathedral of San Fructuoso ( Catedral de San Fructuoso ), the foundation stone of which was laid on June 29, 1899. The diocese of Tacuarembó has had its seat here since November 3, 1960 .
In the second week of March each year, Tacuarembó hosts a large festival of gaucho culture, the so-called Fiesta de la Patria de Gaucho , which is one of the largest of its kind in South America.
Sports
The Tacuarembó FC played until the 2010/2011 season and again from the 2014/15 season in the Primera División . The team's home games are played at the Estadio Raúl Goyenola .
sons and daughters of the town
- Gustavo Alamón (born 1935), artist
- Sebastián Assis (* 1993), football player
- Matías Barboza (* 1993), football player
- Washington Benavidez (1930-2017), writer
- Sergio Bica (born 1983), football player
- Ángel Brunell (* 1945), football player
- Ramiro Bruschi (* 1981), soccer player
- Ramiro Cabrera (* 1988), cyclist
- Óscar Padula Castro (* 1993), football player
- Santiago Charamoni (* 1994), football player
- Gastón Colman (* 1989), football player
- Jonathan de los Santos (* 1993), football player
- Álvaro Duarte (* 1984), football player
- Carlos Dutra (* 1989), football player
- Wilson Ezquerra (* 1958), politician, university professor, football official and entrepreneur
- Sebastián Gularte (* 1990), football player
- Víctor Licandro (1918–2011), general and politician
- Lucas López (* 1994), football player
- Adrián Luna (* 1992), football player
- Jorge Majfud (* 1969), writer
- Richard Mascarañas (* 1979), racing cyclist
- Álvaro Navarro (* 1985), football player
- Ildefonso Pereda Valdés (1899–1996), writer
- Hamilton Pereira (born 1987), football player
- Pablo Porcile (* 1996), football player
- Renzo Pozzi (* 1984), football player
- Sebastián Sánchez (* 1989), football player
- Andrés Silva (* 1986), athlete
- Baltasar Silva (* 1984), football player
- Néstor Silva (* 1982), football player
- Franco Sosa (born 1983), football player
- Wilinton Techera (born 1985), soccer player
- Jorge Trinidad (* 1993), football player
- Delis Vargas (* 1994), football player
- Néstor Vilar (* 1993), football player
- Amalia Zaldúa (* 1927), choirmaster
- The tango legend Carlos Gardel (* 1890 (Toulouse) or between 1883 and 1887 (Tacuarembó), † June 24, 1935) gave the city of Tacuarembó, in Valle Edén, as the place of birth. However, it is highly controversial whether he was actually born there or comes from France (and tried to avoid being called up for French military service by stating otherwise).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Postal code directory of the Uruguayan Post
- ↑ Information on the city's history at www.tacuy.com.uy ( Memento of the original from March 11, 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)
- ^ Entry in the Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ 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 ( 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)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 58 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay - status 2004 ( MS Excel ; 38 kB), accessed on October 24, 2010
- ↑ Information about the cathedral at www.tacuy.com.uy (Spanish)
- ↑ Information on www.discoveruruguay.com ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2010 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.
