The **Rivera department** (Spanish: *Departamento de Rivera*) is a department of Uruguay. The capital is the city of Rivera.

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

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

Geography
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Map of Rivera
The Rivera department is in the northern part of the country. It has an area of 9,370 km2 (3,618 sq mi), 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 11.0.

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.

| Places next to Rivera Department |
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| Salto | Brazil | Brazil |
| Tacuarembó | 
**Rivera**
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| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Cerro Largo |

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### 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 1,638.3 mm (64.5 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 162.6 mm (6.4 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is June with an average of 101.6 mm (4.0 in).

The average temperature for the year in Rivera is 16.7 °C (62.1 °F). The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of 23.9 °C (75.0 °F). The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of 10.6 °C (51.1 °F).

Demographics
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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**
Obelisk at the "Frontera de la Paz".
According to the 2011 census, the Rivera department has a rural population of 7,602.

**Main towns**

| City / Town | Population(2011) |
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| 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 |

Gallery
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* Rincón de Tres Cerros.*Rincón de Tres Cerros*.
* Valle del Lunarejo.*Valle del Lunarejo*.
* Street in Rivera.Street in Rivera.
* Monument to Artigas, Rivera.Monument to Artigas, Rivera.

Related pages
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* Departments of Uruguay
* ISO 3166-2:UY

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to ***Rivera Department***.

* Intendencia Departamental de Rivera website (in Spanish)
* Statoids - Departments of Uruguay
* Enciclopedia Geográfica del Uruguay: Rivera (in Spanish)

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