Bernabé Rivera

For the Paraguayan soccer player, see Bernabé Rivera (footballer).
Bernabé Rivera
—  Town  —
Bernabé Rivera
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Artigas Department
Time zone UTC - 3
Postal code 55004
Area code(s) +598 4778

Bernabé Rivera is a small town in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay. It is located around 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Route 30 and around 28 kilometres (17 mi) west-northwest of the city of Artigas. It is situated south of the hill Cuchilla del Yacaré and north of the stream Arroyo Tres Cruces. Its status became elevated to "Pueblo" (town) category on 26 May 1924 by decree Ley No. 7.720.

Population

In 2004, it had a population of 524.[1]

Year Population
1963 688
1975 540
1985 461
1996 421
2004 524

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

References

  1. ^ "2004 Census of Artigas department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Artigas/Cuadro7_02.XLS. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / B" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraB.doc. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

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