Tacuarembó Department

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

Its ISO 3166-2 code  is UY-TA.

 Name 
The department and its capital city are named after Tacuarembó river, the main tributary of the Río Negro river.

 History 
The first division in departments of Uruguay was in 1816. At that time, the Paysandú Department included all the territory north of the Río Negro, including the actual departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 16 June 1837 a new division of Uruguay was made and this territory was divided in three parts; one of these parts was the Tacuarembó Department that included also the actual department of Rivera, until it was split from it in 1884.

Geography
300px|thumb|right|Map of Tacuarembó.
The Tacuarembó department is in the north central part of the country. It has an area of , the largest in the country. It is has a population of 90,053 inhabitants (2011 census) for a population density of .

To the west of the department there is a chains of low and rounded hills in the department, the Cuchilla de Haedo.

 Limits 
It borders Rivera Department to its north and northeast, the departments of Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro to its west and Durazno and Cerro Largo to the south separated by the Río Negro.

Rivers
The Río Negro river forms the southern border of the department but the most important river that is completely within the department is the Tacuarembó river, the main tributary of Río Negro.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Paso de los Toros, in the southwest of the department, is a "Humid subtropical climate" and of the subtype Cfa.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Paso de los Toros is . The month with the most precipitation on average is January with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is December with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Paso de los Toros is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of .

Demographics
The inhabitants of the Tacuarembó department (and of the city of Rivera) are known, in Spanish, as Tacuaremboenses.

Evolution of the population in Tacuarembó

Rural population
According to the 2011 census, the Tacuarembó department has a rural population of 9,660.

Main towns
 City / Town  Population(2011) Tacuarembó  54,755 Paso de los Toros  12,985 San Gregorio de Polanco  3,415 Ansina  2,712 Las Toscas  1,142 Curtina  1,037 

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Related pages
 Departments of Uruguay
 ISO 3166-2:UY

References

Other websites

 Gobierno Departamental de Tacuarembó website  
 Statoids - Departments of Uruguay
 Enciclopedia Geográfica del Uruguay: Tacuarembó 

Tacuarembo
Category:1837 establishments
Category:1830s establishments in Uruguay