Rivera Department

The **Rivera department** () is a department of Uruguay. The capital is the city of Rivera.

Its ISO 3166-2 code  is **UY-RV**.

## Name

The department and its capital city are named after Fructuoso Rivera (1784–1854), first president of Uruguay.

## Geography

The Rivera department is in the northern part of the country. It has an area of , the 11th largest in the country. It is the eighth department with more people living in it, with a population of 103,493 inhabitants (2011 census) for a population density of .

There are three chains of low and rounded hills in the department. These chains of are known as _cuchillas_ in the country. At the northwest end of the department is the _Cuchilla de Haedo_, one of the most important _cuchilla_ of the country, coming from the south; it meets the _Cuchilla Negra_ that comes from the north. Between these two hill ranges is the _Cerro de los Peludos_ hill. Along the borders with Brazil, to the north, runs the _Cuchilla de Santa Ana_.

In the middle of the department is the hill _Cerro de la Cruz_, while on its eastern end are the hills _Cerro del Hospital_ and _Cerro Bonito_.

### Limits

- To the north: Brazil
- To the east: Brazil, and Cerro Largo department separated by the Río Negro river.
- To the south: Tacuarembó department separated by the Río Tacuarembó river.
- To the west: Tacuarembó and Salto department.

### Rivers

Along the eastern borders of the department with Cerro Largo Department flows the Río Negro river, with its tributaries flowing through the easternmost part of the department.

The western part of its southern border with the Tacuarembó Department is formed by the Tacuarembó river (a tributary of the Río Negro river, with its tributaries flowing through most of the department.

### Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Rivera is a "Humid subtropical climate" and of the subtype **Cfa**.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Rivera is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is June with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Rivera 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 Rivera department (and of the city of Rivera) are known, in Spanish, as _Riverenses_.

**Evolution of the population in Rivera**

- **Rural population**

According to the 2011 census, the Rivera department has a rural population of 7,602.

- **Main towns**
|City / Town||Population <small>(2011)</small>|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Rivera|64,485||
|Tranqueras|7,235||
|Mandubí|6,019||
|Minas de Corrales|3,788||
|Vichadero|3,698||
|La Pedrera|3,363||
|Santa Teresa|2,657||
|Lagunón|2,376||

## Related pages

- Departments of Uruguay
- ISO 3166-2:UY

## Other websites

- Intendencia Departamental de Rivera website
- Statoids - Departments of Uruguay
- Enciclopedia Geográfica del Uruguay: Rivera

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Rivera
- **type**: Departments of Uruguay, Department
- **image skyline**: RiveraCerroMarconi.jpg
- **image alt**: View of Rivera from Cerro Marconi
- **image caption**: View of Rivera from Cerro Marconi.
- **image flag**: Flag of Rivera Department.png
- **image shield**: Coat of arms of Rivera Department.png
- **shield size**: 75px
- **image map**: Rivera in Uruguay.svg
- **map alt**: Rivera in Uruguay
- **map caption**: Location of Rivera, in red, in Uruguay
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **established title**: Creation
- **established date**: 1884
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Rivera, Uruguay, Rivera
- **leader title**: Intendant
- **leader name**: Marne Osorio Lima
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 9370
- **population total**: 103493
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone1**: UYT
- **utc offset1**: -03
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:UY, UY-RV
- **website**: [http://www.rivera.gub.uy Official website]