Curtina is a village in the
Tacuarembó Department
Tacuarembó () is the largest department of Uruguay and it is part of its northern region. Its capital is Tacuarembó. It borders Rivera Department to its north and east, the departments of Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro to its west and has th ...
of northern-central
Uruguay
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.
Geography
The village is located on
Route 5, about south of the city of
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó ( Guaraní language, Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay.
History
On 24 October 1831, a presidential decree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the cr ...
. The Arroyo Malo passes by the south side of the town.
History
On 5 July 1907, the group of houses formerly known as "San Máximo" was elevated to the status of "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.189. It was the head of the judicial section of "Arroyo Malo".
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Population
In 2011 Curtina had a population of 1,037.
Places of worship
The village has a church called Capilla Santa Teresita.
Notable people
* Numa Moraes
Numa or NUMA may refer to:
* Non-uniform memory access (NUMA), in computing
Places
* Numa Falls, a waterfall in Kootenay National Park, Canada
* 15854 Numa, a main-belt asteroid
United States
* Numa, Indiana
* Numa, Iowa
* Numa, Oklahoma
* ...
, Musician
* Guillermo Castro Duré, Musician
References
External links
INE map of Curtina
{{Tacuarembó-geo-stub
Populated places in the Tacuarembó Department