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Rocha, Uruguay
Rocha () is the capital city of the Rocha Department in Uruguay. History It was founded in 1793 and had acquired the status of "Villa" (town) before the independence of Uruguay. On 7 July 1880 it was made capital of the Department of Rocha by the Act of Ley Nº 1.474, while its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 10 January 1894 by the Act of Ley Nº 2.252. In literature Rocha department features in Carlos María Domínguez's 2004 novel (''The house of paper''). The narrator visits the ruins of a house of books, which had been built and then destroyed by an obsessive book collector on the sand spit separating Rocha lagoon from the ocean. Population In Rocha had a population of 26,784. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay Geography The city is located on the intersection of Route 9 with Route 15, about northeast of San Carlos of Maldonado Department. The stream Arroyo Rocha flows along the west limits of the city. Climate Rocha has a mild humid sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Departments Of Uruguay
Uruguay consists of 19 Department (country subdivision), departments (''departamentos''). Each department has a legislature, called a Departmental Board, and a chief executive called an ''Intendant (government official)#Uruguay, Intendente''. History The first division of Uruguay 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 Constitution of Uruguay#Original Constitution (1830 - 1918), country's first constitution was signed in 1830, there were nine departments: 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, this northern territory was divided in three, by the creation of the departments of Salto and Tacuarem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |