Title: Artigas Department Content: The Artigas department  is a department of Uruguay. The capital is the city of Artigas. Its ISO 3166-2 code is UY-AR. == Name == The department and its capital city are named after José Gervasio Artigas (1764–1850), leader of the Orientales (inhabitants of the Banda Oriental, the Eastern side of the Uruguay river) during the wars of independence of Uruguay. ==Geography== 340px|thumb|left|Map of Artigas The Artigas department is the most northern department of Uruguay; it is in the northwestern part of the country. It has an area of , the fifth largest in the country. The population is 73,378 inhabitants (2011 census) for a population density of . ===Limits=== * To the north and east: Brazil, separated by the Cuareim river. * To the south: Salto department. * To the west: Argentina, separated by the Uruguay river. Artigas is the only Uruguayan department that borders two other countries: Brazil and Argentina. ===Rivers=== The department is surrounded by three rivers: # Cuareim river , to the north; it makes the border with Brazil. # Uruguay river to the west; it makes the border with Argentina. # Arapey Chico river to the south; it separates the Artigas and Salto departments. ===Climate=== The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Artigas is a "Humid subtropical climate" and of the subtype Cfa. The average amount of precipitation for the year in Artigas is . The month with the most precipitation on average is March with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is August with an average of . The average temperature for the year in Artigas is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of . ==Demographics== The inhabitants of the Artigas department (and of the city of Artigas) are known, in Spanish, as Artiguenses. Evolution of the population in Artigas Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:400 height:350 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:80000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1985 text:1985 bar:1996 text:1996 bar:2004 text:2004 bar:2011 text:2011 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1975 from:0 till: 57947 bar:1985 from:0 till: 69145 bar:1996 from:0 till: 75059 bar:2004 from:0 till: 78019 bar:2011 from:0 till: 73318 PlotData= bar:1975 at: 57947 fontsize:S text: 57,947 shift:(-12,8) bar:1985 at: 69145 fontsize:S text: 69,145 shift:(-15,5) bar:1996 at: 75059 fontsize:S text: 75,059 shift:(-15,5) bar:2004 at: 78019 fontsize:S text: 78,019 shift:(-15,8) bar:2011 at: 73318 fontsize:S text: 73,318 shift:(-15,5) :Rural population According to the 2011 census, the Artigas department has a rural population of 3,524. :Main towns  == Gallery == File:Jefatura de Policía 1.jpg|Police headquarters, Artigas. File:W 004.jpg|Carnival in Artigas. File:Obelisco a la Gloria de los Héroes.jpg|Monument to the Gloria de los Héroes. File:Piedra Pintada 3.jpg|Piedra Pintada, Artigas. File:Balneario Municipal Artigas.JPG|Cuareim river ==Related pages== * Departments of Uruguay * ISO 3166-2:UY