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Tambores
Town
TamboresLocation in Uruguay
Coordinates: 31°53′0″S 56°15′0″W / 31.88333°S 56.25000°W / -31.88333; -56.25000
Country	Uruguay
Department	Paysandú Department and Tacuarembó Department
Population
• Total	1,561
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	45004
Dial plan	+598 463 (+5 digits)

Tambores is a small town partly in the Paysandú Department and partly in the Tacuarembó Department of western Uruguay.

Geography

It is located on both sides of the interdepartmental road which forms the border between the two departments, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of its intersection with Route 26, which lies 33 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of Tacuarembó, the capital city of the department. The railroad track Montevideo - Tacuarembó - Rivera passes through the town.

History

On 21 August 1936, the existing populated nucleus here was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 9.588. Until then, it had been head of the judicial section of "Salsipuedes". Its status was further elevated to "Villa" (town) on 15 October 1963 by the Act of Ley N° 13.167.

Population

In 2011 Tambores had a population of 1,561, of which 1,111 in Paysandú and 450 in Tacuarembó.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

References

1. "Ley Nº 9.588". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1936. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
2. "LEY N° 13.167". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1963. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Paysandú". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. "Censos 2011 Tacuarembó" (XLS). INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
5. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

External links

• INE map of Tambores

v t e Paysandú Department of Uruguay
Capital: Paysandú
Municipalities	Chapicuy Guichón Lorenzo Geyres Piedras Coloradas Porvenir Quebracho Tambores
Towns and villages	Chacras de Paysandú Chapicuy El Eucaliptus Gallinal Guichón Lorenzo Geyres Merinos Nuevo Paysandú Orgoroso Paysandú Piedras Coloradas Porvenir Quebracho Saca Chispas San Félix Tambores
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v t e Tacuarembó Department of Uruguay
Capital: Tacuarembó
Municipalities	Ansina Paso de los Toros San Gregorio de Polanco
Towns and villages	Achar Ansina Curtina Las Toscas Paso Bonilla Paso de los Toros Paso del Cerro San Gregorio de Polanco Tacuarembó Tambores
Sights	Cerro Batoví

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