Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó | |
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Capital city | |
UTC -3 | |
Postal code | 45000 |
Dial plan | +598 463 (+5 digits) |
Climate | Cfa |
Tacuarembó (Spanish pronunciation:
History
On 24 October 1831, a presidential decree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the creation of a city in the region. The task was entrusted to the President's brother, Colonel Bernabé Rivera.
Colonel Rivera left
By 1837, San Fructuoso was a growing town. It had more than 500 residents, a justice of the peace, a military commander, a parish priest, a mayor, and a Public Works Commission. On 16 June 1837, the Tacuarembó Department was created (along with Salto and Paysandú), and San Fructuoso was named the capital.
Over time, the community continued to grow. According to the Act of Ley Nº 2.389, on 17 July 1895 it held the status of "Villa" (town). Its name changed to "Tacuarembó", and on 24 June 1912, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 4.031.[2]
Population
In 2011, Tacuarembó had a population of 54,755.[3]
Year | Population |
---|---|
1908 | 7,546 |
1963 | 28,182 |
1975 | 37,692 |
1985 | 40,511 |
1996 | 45,891 |
2004 | 51,224 |
2011 | 54,755 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]
Geography
The city is located on
Climate
Tacuarembó has a humid subtropical climate, described by the Köppen climate classification as Cfa. Summers are warm to hot and winters are cool, with frequent frosts and fog. The precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 1,165 mm (45.87 in), and the annual average temperature is 18 °C (64.4 °F).
Climate data for Tacuarembó (1980–2009) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117.6 (4.63) |
137.8 (5.43) |
144.7 (5.70) |
159.3 (6.27) |
126.8 (4.99) |
104.1 (4.10) |
75.2 (2.96) |
79.0 (3.11) |
107.1 (4.22) |
133.5 (5.26) |
120.2 (4.73) |
121.4 (4.78) |
1,426.6 (56.17) |
Average relative humidity (%)
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66 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 72 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 282.1 | 228.8 | 226.3 | 180.0 | 176.7 | 141.0 | 164.3 | 182.9 | 189.0 | 220.1 | 252.0 | 272.8 | 2,516 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria[4] |
Places of worship
- Roman Catholic)
- Holy Cross Parish Church (Roman Catholic)
- St. Joseph Parish Church (Roman Catholic)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church (Roman Catholic)
Notable people
Writers
See also
References
- ^ "Fructuoso (Obispo de Tarragona), Augurio y Eulogio (Diáconos), Santos".
- ^ a b "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "San Fructuoso")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Castaño, José; Giménez, Agustín; Ceroni, Mauricio; Furest, José; Aunchayna, Rossina. "Caracterización Agroclimática del Uruguay 1980–2009" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ (in Spanish) En Argentina no dejan en paz a Gardel, El País, retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ Victoria Molnar (October 2012). "Nos contaron algo que no tiene nada que ver con Gardel" (in Spanish). El País Digital. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Verónica Dema (September 20, 2012). "Fin del misterio: muestran la partida de nacimiento de Gardel" [End of the mystery: they show Gardel's birth certificate]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ISBN 0822984989.
- ISBN 9870400132.
- ISBN 9974323568.