Tambores

Tambores
Town
Tambores Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 31°53′0″S 56°15′0″W / 31.88333°S 56.25000°WCoordinates: 31°53′0″S 56°15′0″W / 31.88333°S 56.25000°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Paysandú Department and Tacuarembó Department
Population (2011)
• Total	1,561
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	45004
Dial plan	+598 463 (+5 digits)

Tambores is a small town partly in the Paysandú Department and partly in the Tacuarembó Department of western Uruguay.

Location

It is located on both sides of the interdepartmental road which forms the border between the two departments, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of its intersection with Route 26, which lies 33 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of Tacuarembó, the capital city of the department. The railroad track Montevideo - Tacuarembó - Rivera passes through the town.

History

On 21 August 1936, the existing populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 9.588.^[1] Until then, it had been head of the judicial section of "Salsipuedes". Its status was further elevated to "Villa" (town) on 15 October 1963 by the Act of Ley N° 13.167.^[2]

Population

In 2011 Tambores had a population of 1,561, of which 1,111 in Paysandú^[3] and 450 in Tacuarembó.^[4]

Year	Population
1908	1,886
1963	1,508
1975	1,532
1985	1,410
1996	1,479
2004	1,720
2011	1,561

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[5]

Places of worship

• Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Roman Catholic, Sisters of Jesus Word and Victim)

References

1. "Ley Nº 9.588". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1936. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
2. "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Paysandú". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. "Censos 2011 Tacuarembó" (XLS). INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
5. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Tambores