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Artigas
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Artigas is a city and border town in Uruguay, serving as the capital of the Artigas Department. Established on September 12, 1852, the municipality is named after José Gervasio Artigas. It is located at an elevation of 121 meters above sea level and covers an area of 16.75247 square kilometers. The city has a population of 43,843 residents across 17,190 households. Its postal code is 55000, and the local dialing code is 772.
The administrative body is twinned with Arica, Paraná, and Quaraí. Residents are referred to by the demonyms artiguense and artiguensi. The city operates in the America/Montevideo timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Artigas
- Region
- Artigas
- Country
- Uruguay
- Population
- 41,909
- Timezone
- America/Montevideo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Uruguay
- Department
- Artigas
- Founded
- September 12, 1852
- Founded by
- Don Carlos Catalá
- Total
- 16.8 km (6.5 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 121 m (397 ft)
- Density
- 2,610/km (6,770/sq mi)
- Demonym
- artiguense
- Time zone
- UTC−3 ( UYT )
- Dial plan
- +598 477 (+5 digits)
- Climate
- Cfa
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Named after
- José Gervasio Artigas
- Demonym
- artiguensi
- Country
- Uruguay
- Located in
- Artigas Department
- Population
- 40658
- Area
- 16.75247
- Elevation
- 121
- Capital of
- Artigas Department
- Image
- Obelisco a la Gloria de los Héroes.jpg
- Households
- 17190
- Dialing code
- 772
- Flag
- flag of Artigas
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- Commons category
- Artigas, Uruguay
- twinned administrative body
- Arica
- inception
- 1852-09-12
- postal code
- 55000
- topic's main category
- Category:Artigas, Uruguay
- category for people born here
- Category:Naturals of Artigas
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Artigas, Uruguay
- P12749
- Oklahoma
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Travel guide
Get in
Buses are available from Montevideo and from nearby cities such as Salto and Tacuarembó. The city is located across the Brazilian border from Quaraí, and there is a bridge connecting the two cities.
Go next
Bella Unión – known for its duty-free shops, located near the tripoint of Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina Rivera – located on the Brazilian border and forms a pretty large metro area with its Brazilian counterpart of Santana do Livramento. It's known for great shopping and cultural influence from Brazil Salto – hot springs and a giant international hydroelectric dam Tacuarembó – a center of gaucho culture and possible birthplace of Carlos Gardel
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Artigas ( Spanish pronunciation: [aɾ.ˈti.ɣas]) is the capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. It is named after the national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the emancipation of the River Plate, and sought to create a federative nation from these colonies. As of 2023, it is the eleventh most populous city in the country with a population of 43,897.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Artigas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.