RÃo Negro Department
- 32.789444444444 - 57.447777777778Koordinaten: 32 ° 47 ' S, 57 ° 27 ' W
Río Negro is a department in Uruguay.
- 2.1 Origin of the name
- 3.1 Education
- 3.2 Economics
Geography
Location and description
The expansion of an area of 9282 km ² comprising the department is located in the west of the country. On the west boundary of the Uruguay River which forms the border with Argentina is flowing. The capital city of Fray Bentos is a center of meat processing. It lies on the Uruguay River opposite the Argentine Gualeguaychú and has 23 122 inhabitants ( 2004 census ). The bridge Puente Internacional Libertador General San Martín near the town is part of the shortest overland connection between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The second largest city is the major transportation hub, Young, 90 km northeast of Fray Bentos located, with 15,759 inhabitants ( 2004).
Mineral resources
On the Departamentogebiet gypsum deposits are present in Bellaco.
History
The Department was formed in 1868 from the old Department of Paysandú. One of the pioneers in this area was the French Basque José Hargain, who settled with his wife and young daughters. Fray Bentos, capital of the province, was established in 1853 under the name of Villa Independencia. The present name of the town refers to an alleged monk ( fraile → fray ), who lived in the Barranca de Caracoles (snails gorge ) before Villa Independencia was founded.
Origin of the name
The Río Negro, of the Department gives its name crosses the south of the department and is the main river in the interior.
Infrastructure
Education
Río Negro has in which 4,296 students are taught by 373 teachers over a total of 14 secondary schools ( Liceos ). The oldest Liceo of the department is based in the Department of Capital Fray Bentos, in 1912, founded the Liceo N ° 1 Departamental " Eugenio Capdevielle ". (As of December 2008)
Economy
In Fray Bentos is one of the most important ports of the Uruguay River, the area in the middle of the 19th century evolved greatly through the. The port developed over time to the base of the whole dried meat production in the region. By enlarging the port later also ships with a deep draft could happen and thus enabled the shipment of beef jerky in the world. 1963 were built to ship the regional grain production can silos.
Population Development
While in 2004 53 989 inhabitants were counted, was found in the context of the census of 2011, population 54 765. Of these, 27,576 men and 27,189 women.
Policy
The leadership of the executive branch of the department, the Office of Intendente, holds Omar Lafluf of the Partido Nacional.