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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] |
