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Paso de los Toros (''Bulls' Pass'') is a city of the
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 ...
in Uruguay.


History

The
Midland Uruguay Railway The Midland Uruguay Railway was the second most important of five rail lines in Uruguay's early rail history. The other four systems were the Central Uruguay Railway Co., the North Western of Uruguay, the Uruguay Northern, and the Uruguay East ...
began operation in 1889 with a line that ran between Paso de los Toros and Salto. On 17 July 1903, the group of houses of the area known as Paso de los Toros was declared a "Pueblo" (village) named "Santa Isabel" and became head of the judicial section of the same name. On 27 November 1929 it was renamed to "Paso de los Toros" and its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 8.523. On 1 July 1953, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.952.


Population

In 2011, Paso de los Toros had a population of 12,985, which makes it the second largest city in the department, after the capital city of Tacuarembó. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''


Geography

The city is located on the north bank of Río Negro and on
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, about south-southwest of Tacuarembó, the capital of the department, and about north of Durazno, the capital of Durazno Department.


Climate


Places of worship

* St. Elizabeth Parish Church ( Roman Catholic) *
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Soft drink

In Uruguay, Pepsi manufactures a Paso de los Toros soft drink named after the city.


Noted local people

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Fabián O'Neill Fabián Alberto O'Neill Domínguez (14 October 1973 – 25 December 2022) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began and finished his career at Nacional, where he won the Uruguayan Primera División in his d ...
: football player *
Rider O'Neil Rider or Riders may refer to: People * Daniel Rider (1938–2008), American mathematician * Fremont Rider (1885–1962), American writer and librarian * George Rider (1890–1979), American college sports coach and administrator * H. Rider Hagga ...
: football player * Mario Benedetti: writer *
Nelson Acosta Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed ''Pelado Acosta'' (''Bald'' Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan-born Chilean football manager and footballer. He became a naturalized Chilean citizen in 1 ...
: football manager *
Víctor Púa Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in Paso de los Toros) is a Uruguayan former football player and currently a football manager. Career He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Champio ...
: football manager *
Waldemar Rial Waldemar José Rial Ferrari (3 February 1940 – 15 September 2019)INE map of Paso de los Toros
Populated places in the Tacuarembó Department {{Tacuarembó-geo-stub