Tranqueras is a city in the
Rivera Department
Rivera Department () is a Departments of Uruguay, department of the northern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 109,300. Its capital is the city of Rivera. It borders Brazil to the north and east, Cerro Largo Department to t ...
of northeastern
Uruguay
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.
Geography
The city is located on Route 30, about (via
Routes 5 and 30) south-southwest of
Rivera
Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a block away from it, at the north end of Route 5 (Uruguay), Route 5. Together, they form an ...
, the capital city of the department.
History
During the first decades of the 19th century the area was known as Paso de Tranqueras because of the homonymous bridge over the Tacuarembó Grande river. In 1890 the French Marcos Bourré donated to the state some land for the construction of a railway station. The arrival of the railway became the birth point of a village which grew rapidly with hotels, stores and small industry.
On 22 July 1914 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.107,
and on 15 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167. Finally, on 13 December 1994 its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.667.
Population
In 2011 Tranqueras had a population of 7,235.
This makes it the second largest populated place of the department.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
Notable people
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Jonathan Deniz, football player
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Carlos Olmedo
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, tango singer and composer
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Washington Ortega, football player
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Brian Rodríguez
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Club career Peñarol
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, football player
*
Richard Sander
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, politician, Intendant of Rivera
Places of worship
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Sacred Heart Parish Church
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Description
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(
Roman Catholic
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)
References
External links
INE map of Tranqueras
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Populated places in the Rivera Department