Tambores is a small town partly in the Paysandú Department and partly in 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 ...

of western Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on both sides of the interdepartmental road which forms the border between the two departments, south of its intersection with Route 26, which lies southwest of Tacuarembó, the capital city of the department. The railroad track Montevideo - Tacuarembó - Rivera passes through the town.

History

On 21 August 1936, the existing populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 9.588. Until then, it had been head of the judicial section of "Salsipuedes". Its status was further elevated to "Villa" (town) on 15 October 1963 by the Act of Ley N° 13.167.

Population

In 2011 Tambores had a population of 1,561, of which 1,111 in Paysandú and 450 in Tacuarembó. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Tambores
Populated places in the Paysandú Department Populated places in the Tacuarembó Department {{Tacuarembó-geo-stub