Tomás Gomensoro

Tomás Gomensoro
—  Village  —
Tomás Gomensoro
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates:
Country  Uruguay
Department Artigas Department
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,818
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 55002
Area code(s) +598 4777

Tomás Gomensoro is a village (pueblo) in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay. It is located on a road that joins Route 3 with Route 30, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Bella Unión. The railroad track Salto - Bella Unión passes through the village.

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History

The village was named after the acting President of Uruguay Tomás Gomensoro Albín, who served in that office from 1872 to 1873.

Population

In 2004, Tomás Gomensoro had a population of 2,818.[1]

Year Population
1963 2,173
1975 2,100
1985 1,827
1996 2,427
2004 2,818

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 11 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / T" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraT.doc. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 

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