Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro

Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
Municipio de Tomás Gomensoro
Municipality
Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
Map of the Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
Location of the municipality of Tomás Gomensoro within the department of Artigas and Uruguay.
Coordinates: 30°24′S 57°24′W / 30.4°S 57.4°W / -30.4; -57.4
Country Uruguay
DepartmentArtigas
Founded15 March 2010
SeatTomás Gomensoro
Government
 • MayorLuis Eduardo Gutiérrez (PN) [1]
Area
 • Total
804.5 km2 (310.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
2,902
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3
ConstituenciesICC

The municipality of Tomás Gomensoro is one of the three municipalities of Artigas Department. Its seat is the city of Tomás Gomensoro.

Location

The municipality is located in the northeast section of Artigas Department, east to the municipality of Bella Unión and north to the municipality of Baltasar Brum.

History

The Municipality was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2020, in compliance with the provisions of the Law N° 18567 that provided for the creation of municipalities over all settlements with 2000 or more inhabitants. It is part of the Artigas Department and comprises the ICC electoral district or constituency of the department.[3][4][5]

Settlements

The only settlement of the municipality is the city of Tomás Gomensoro.

Authorities

The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.

Mayors by period
N° Mayor Party Start End Notes
1 María Alejandra Paz National Party 9 July 2010 8 July 2015 Elected Mayor.[6]
Councilors: Julio Rodríguez (PN), Julio Sant'Anna (PN), Jorge Bustos (PC), Nelly E. Farías (FA).
2 Luis Eduardo Gutiérrez National Party 9 July 2015 2020 Elected Mayor [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país" (in Spanish). 180.com.uy. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Tomás Gomensoro" (in Spanish). Observatorio Territorio Uruguay-Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Diario de Sesiones de la Asamblea General, Primer período ordinario de la XLVIIa legislatura, 4ª sesión" (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Ley 18567: Descentralización política y participación ciudadana." (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Ley 18653: Municipios y distritos electorales." (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  6. ^ Lizbona, Alejandra; Lorenzoni, Miguel; Nieto, Ernesto (2011). "Algo cambió en el Norte. Artigas: del predominio inquebrantable a la rotación permanente.". In Cardarello, Antonio; Magri, Altaïr (eds.). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres. Elecciones Departamentales y Municipales 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Ciencia Política. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.