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Tacuarembó Department
Tacuarembó () is the largest department of Uruguay and it is part of its northern region. Its capital is Tacuarembó. It borders Rivera Department to its north and east, the departments of Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro to its west and has the river Río Negro flowing along its south border, separating it from the departments of Durazno and Cerro Largo. History The first division of the Republic in six departments happened in 1816. Two more departments were formed later in that year. At that time, Paysandú Department included all the territory north of the Río Negro, which included the current departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 June 1837 a new division of Uruguay was made and this territory was divided in three parts. In the new division, the Tacuarembó Department included also the actual department of Rivera, until it was split from it in 1884. Geography The south borders of the department are delimited by Río Negro, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Uruguay
Uruguay consists of 19 departments (''departamentos''). Each department has a legislature called a Departmental Board. The ''Intendente'' is the department's chief executive. History The first division of the Republic into six departments occurred on 27 January 1816. In February of the same year, two more departments were formed, and in 1828 one more was added. When the First Constitution was signed in 1830, there were nine departments. These were the departments of Montevideo, Maldonado, Canelones, San José, Colonia, Soriano, Paysandú, Durazno and Cerro Largo. At that time, the department of Paysandú occupied all the territory north of the Río Negro, which included the current departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 June 1837 a new division of Uruguay was made and this northern territory was divided in three parts by the creation of the departments of Salto and Tacuarembó. At the same time the department of Minas (which was even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, through excavation, or building any number of retaining walls or levees. In other contexts, "reservoirs" may refer to storage spaces for various fluids; they may hold liquids or gasses, including hydrocarbons. ''Tank reservoirs'' store these in ground-level, elevated, or buried tanks. Tank reservoirs for water are also called cisterns. Most underground reservoirs are used to store liquids, principally either water or petroleum. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruz De Los Caminos, Tacuarembó
Cruz de los Caminos, formerly named Cuchilla de Caraguatá or Caraguatá is a village in the Tacuarembó Department of Uruguay. It took its original name from a nearby range of hills, known as the Cuchilla de Caraguatá The Cuchilla de Caraguatá is a range of hills in Uruguay. Location It is situated in Uruguay's largest department, Tacuarembó Department, in the north of the country. Name The range of hills gives its name to a village formerly known as Cuchi .... The word 'Caraguatá' refers to a local plant and is also the name of a nearby stream. Geography The village is situated in the east of the department, southeast of Las Toscas, on km. 360 of Route 6 and on its intersection with Route 26. Population In 2011 Cruz de los Caminos had a population of 463. No former census had given results for this location. Public schools In Cruz de los Caminos is Public School 61, while to its west, on Route 6 is Public School 26, next to the police station. About west-southwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paso Bonilla
Paso Bonilla is a village or populated centre in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. Geography The village is located on the junction of Route 5 with Route 59, about south of the department capital city Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the c .... About north of the village is the so-called "Paso Bonilla", which coincides with the actual bridge of Route 5 over the stream Arroyo Tranqueras. Population In 2011 Paso Bonilla had a population of 510. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External links INE map of Paso Bonilla Populated places in the Tacuarembó Department {{Tacuarembó-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achar, Uruguay
Achar is a village in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. Geography The village is located on Route 43, east of Route 5, on the intersection with the railroad track. History On 21 August 1936, the status of the populated centre here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 9.587. Population In 2011 Achar had a population of 687. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * St. Joseph Parish Church (Roman Catholic) Mars The name Achar has been used for a crater on the planet Mars by the International Astronomical Union, although not specifically commemorating the village. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, |
Curtina
Curtina is a village in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. Geography The village is located on Route 5, about south of the city of Tacuarembó. The Arroyo Malo passes by the south side of the town. History On 5 July 1907, the group of houses formerly known as "San Máximo" was elevated to the status of "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.189. It was the head of the judicial section of "Arroyo Malo". Population In 2011 Curtina had a population of 1,037. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship The village has a church called Capilla Santa Teresita. Notable people * Numa Moraes Nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''NUMA1'' gene. Interactions Nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 has been shown to interact with PIM1, Band 4.1, GPSM2 and EPB41L1 Band 4.1-like protein 1 is a pro ..., Musician * Guillermo Castro Duré, Musician References External linksINE map of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Toscas, Tacuarembó
Las Toscas is a village or populated centre in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. Geography The village is located on Route 26, about northwest of its intersection with Route 6 and about southeast of Ansina. The stream Arroyo Caraguatá flows by the west limits of the village. Population In 2011 Las Toscas had a population of 1,142. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * Parish Church of the Holy Sacrament and St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...) References External linksINE map of Las Toscas Populated places in the Tacuarembó Department {{Tacuarembó-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Gregorio De Polanco
San Gregorio de Polanco is a small city in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. Geography The city is located on a peninsula on the north shore of the artificial Rincón del Bonete Lake and along Route 43, about south of the department capital city of Tacuarembó. Route 43 passes across the lake to Durazno Department by ferryboat. History It was founded on 27 November 1853. On 13 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167, and then on 13 December 1994 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.666. In 1945, the artificial lake of Rincon del Bonete hugely changed the landscape of this town, adding a water surface and, later, beaches. Population In 2011, San Gregorio de Polanco had a population of 3,415. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * Nuestra Señora del Carmen, San Gregorio de Polanco, Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel References External linksINE map of San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian People
Asian people (or Asians, sometimes referred to as Asiatic people)United States National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. 2004. November 17, 200Nlm.nih.gov: ''Asian Continental Ancestry Group'' is also used for categorical purposes. are the people of Asia. The term may also refer to their descendants. Meanings by region Anglophone Africa and Caribbean In parts of anglophone Africa, especially East Africa and in parts of the Caribbean, the term "Asian" is more commonly associated with people of South Asian origin, particularly Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans. In South Africa the term "Asian" is also usually synonymous with the Indian race group. East Asians in South Africa, including Chinese were classified either as Coloureds or as honorary whites. Arab States of the Persian Gulf In the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the term "Asian" generally refers to people of South Asian and Southeast Asian descent due to the large Indian, Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous People
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original peoples. The term ''Indigenous'' was first, in its modern context, used by Europeans, who used it to differentiate the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the Europeans, European settlers of the Americas and from the African diaspora, Sub-Saharan Africans who were brought to the Americas as Slavery, enslaved people. The term may have first been used in this context by Thomas Browne, Sir Thomas Browne in 1646, who stated "and although in many parts thereof there be at present swarms of ''Negroes'' serving under the ''Spaniard'', yet were they all transported from ''Africa'', since the discovery of ''Columbus''; and are not indigenous or proper natives of ''America''." Peoples are usually described as "Indigenous" when they maintain traditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afro-Uruguayans
Afro-Uruguayans are Uruguayans of predominantly African descent. The majority of Afro-Uruguayans are in Montevideo. History For most of the colonial period, the port of Buenos Aires (see Afro-Argentines) served as the exclusive entry point for enslaved Africans in the Río de la Plata region. Slaves entering the port of Buenos Aires were then regularly shipped inland to Córdoba and the northwestern provinces of Salta and Tucumán in Argentina, across the Andes Mountains to Chile (see Afro-Chileans) and to the mines of Potosí in Alto Perú (see Afro-Bolivians). The term “Afro-Uruguayans” is problematic in itself, the phrase diminishes relations of these individuals in black communities and is much too specific because of mixed cultures. To strengthen the connections between black communities back in the 1800s, “Orientals” is more fitting in regards to modern-day Uruguay, rather than “Afro-Uruguayans” because of lands history and origin. The region of Uruguay has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Latin Americans
White Latin Americans, or European Latin Americans, are Latin Americans who are considered white, typically due to European descent. Latin American countries have often tolerated intermarriage between different ethnic groups since the beginning of the colonial period. Direct descendants of European settlers who arrived in the Americas during the colonial and post-colonial periods can be found throughout Latin America. Most immigrants who settled the region for the past five centuries were Spanish and Portuguese; after independence, the most numerous non- Iberian immigrants were French, Italians, and Germans, followed by other Europeans as well as West Asians (such as Levantine Arabs and Armenians). Composing from 33% of the population , according to some sources,CIA data from The World Factbook'Field Listing :: Ethnic groupsan retrieved on May 09 2011. They show 191,543,213 whites from a total population of 579,092,570. For a few countries the percentage of white population is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
