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Bella Unión
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Uruguay |
Department | Artigas Department |
Founded | 1829 |
Founder | Fructuoso Rivera |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 13,187 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Postal code | 55100 |
Area code(s) | +598 4779 |
Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay. It is located at the north end of Route 3, on the banks of the Uruguay River, near the mouth of Río Cuareim. Being situated on a piece of land protuding between Argentina and Brazil, it lies across Monte Caseros, Corrientes of Argentina to the west and across Barra do Quaraí of Brazil, which is only 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northeast, joined by a bridge over Río Cuareim.
Bella Unión gained the status of "City" on 15 October 1963 by decree Ley No. 13.180.[1]
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In 2004, it had a population of 13,510.[2] Together with its peripheral populated and rural areas (Coronado, Portones de Hierro y Campodónico, Las Piedras, Franquia & Cuareim) they form a population centre of around 19.000.
Year | Population |
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1963 | 4,937 |
1975 | 7,778 |
1985 | 12,238 |
1996 | 13,537 |
2004 | 13,510 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]
The town dates from the year 1829. The original settlement was started by Fructuoso Rivera, who played a prominent role in the early history of Uruguay.
The writer Jesús Moraes, (1955-), who specializes in short stories in Spanish, is from Bella Unión, and is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers strongly identified with the Uruguayan north.
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 89 (32) |
88 (31) |
82 (28) |
77 (25) |
71 (22) |
64 (18) |
66 (19) |
68 (20) |
71 (22) |
77 (25) |
82 (28) |
87 (31) |
77 (25) |
Average low °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
66 (19) |
64 (18) |
57 (14) |
52 (11) |
48 (9) |
48 (9) |
48 (9) |
52 (11) |
57 (14) |
61 (16) |
64 (18) |
57 (14) |
Precipitation inches (mm) | 5.59 (142) |
6.3 (160) |
6.18 (157) |
5.39 (137) |
4.09 (104) |
2.8 (71) |
3.19 (81) |
2.72 (69) |
4.09 (104) |
5.51 (140) |
5.71 (145) |
5.12 (130) |
56.69 (1,440) |
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