Bella Unión

Bella Unión
—  City  —
Bella Unión
Location in Uruguay
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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Population

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
1963 4,937
1975 7,778
1985 12,238
1996 13,537
2004 13,510

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[3]

History

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.

Notable local person

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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Climate data

Climate data for Bella Unión, Uruguay
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)

References

  1. ^ "LEY N° 13.180". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=13180&Anchor=. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 Census of Artigas department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Artigas/Cuadro7_02.XLS. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / B" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraB.doc. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 

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