Disambiguation

Bernabé Rivera may refer to * Bernabé Rivera (footballer), Paraguayan soccer player * Bernabé Rivera, Uruguayan soldier (Spanish-language Wikipedia) Bernabé Rivera is a village in the

Artigas Department Artigas Department (, ) is the northernmost Departments of Uruguay, department of Uruguay, located in its northwestern region. Its capital is the city of Artigas, Uruguay, Artigas, which borders on the Brazilian city of Quaraí. Artigas Department ...

of northern

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Geography

The village is located northeast into a secondary road leaving off Route 30 at about west of the department capital Artigas and joining it with the village Topador before returning to Route 30 at a point about west of Artigas.

History

Its earlier name was "Allende" or "Yacaré", and on 26 May 1924, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.720. It was renamed to "Bernabé Rivera" on 11 January 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.271.

Population

In 2011 Bernabe Rivera had a population of 380. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Bernabe Rivera
Populated places in the Artigas Department {{artigas-geo-stub