Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó on the map of Uruguay

Tacuarembó is a city in Uruguay. It is the capital of the department of Tacuarembó.

Location

It is located in the north central part of the country. The distance to the southern provincial capital Montevideo is 390 kilometers.

History

The city was founded on 27 January 1832 by Bernabé Rivera as Villa de San Fructuoso and renamed on June 17, 1912 in Tacuarembó.

Population

In the 2011 census, the population was determined 54 757, of which 26 332 male and 28 425 female after 2004 or 51 224 and 1996 only 45 891 inhabitants were recorded.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Meaning of the name

Tacuarembó is the only city in Uruguay a name from the Guaraní language. This naming refers to the many reed species that occur abundantly in the area.

Traffic

Tacuarembó is accessed via the clashing in the urban area Ruta 5 and 26. Furthermore, the city lies on the railway line Montevideo - Rivera, but which is not used for passenger traffic. In addition, one has to present in the southeast of the city airport Tacuarembó connection to the air traffic.

Attractions

The Museo del Gaucho in Indo y del Tacuarembó exhibits art collections of the Indians and gauchos as well as weapons and hand tool collections. In the town itself is the Cathedral of San Fructuoso ( Catedral de San Fructuoso ), whose foundation stone was laid on 29 June 1899. Since November 3, In 1960 the Diocese of Tacuarembó has its headquarters

In the second week of March of each year found in Tacuarembó a major festival of the gaucho culture, the so-called Fiesta de la Patria de Gaucho, instead, which is one of the largest of its kind in South America.

Sports

The Tacuarembó FC played up to the 2010/2011 season in the Primera División Profesional de Uruguay, the highest football league in Uruguay. The home games are played at the Estadio Raúl Goyenola.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Gustavo Alamon ( b. 1935 ), artist
• Washington Benavidez (* 1930), writer
• Wilson Ezquerra (born 1958 ), r politicians, academics, football functionary and entrepreneurs
• Víctor Licandro (1918-2011), general and politician
• Adrián Luna (* 1992), football player
• Jorge Majfud (* 1970), writer
• Richard Mascarañas ( b. 1979 ), cyclist
• Ildefonso Pereda Valdés (1899-1996), writer
• Andrés Silva ( born 1986 ), r Athlete
• Amalia Zaldúa (* 1927), choirmaster
• Circe Maia ( born 1932 in Montevideo ), writer, grew up in Tacuarembó and later taught there as well
• The tango legend Carlos Gardel (* 1890 (Toulouse) or 1883-1887 ( Tacuarembó ); † June 24, 1935 ) was as the birthplace of the city Tacuarembó, in Valle Edén, at. However, it is highly debatable whether he was actually born there or comes from France ( and to escape through the indicated otherwise, the call-up to the French military service tried ).