Belén is a village in the

Salto Department Salto Department () is a Departments of Uruguay, department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of about and a population of about 136,197. Its capital is the city of Salto, Uruguay, Salto. It borders Artigas Department to its n ...

of northwestern

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. Belén is also the name of the municipality to which the village belongs.

Geography

The village is located on the mouth of the stream Arroyo Yacuy, on the banks of

Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( ; ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La Mesopotamia from the other two countr ...

, northwest of Arapey and north of Salto.

History

It was first established as "Pueblo" (village) on 12 January 1860 and then re-established on 7 May 1862 by the Act of Ley Nº 705 and again on 2 October 1867 by the Act of Ley Nº 896.

Population

In 2011, Belén had a population of 1,926. MunSalto-Belen

Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Belén and Chacras de Belén
Populated places in the Salto Department 1862 establishments in Uruguay {{Salto-geo-stub