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Tacuarembó Department municipality, Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco is one of the municipalities of Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay, established on 15 March 2010.
Municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco
Municipio de San Gregorio de Polanco | |
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Municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco | |
Coordinates: 32.49218°S 55.86906°W | |
Country | Uruguay |
Department | Tacuarembó |
Founded | 15 March 2010 |
Seat | San Gregorio de Polanco |
Government | |
• Mayor | Asdrubal Rodríguez Acuña (PN) |
Area | |
• Total | 444.7 km2 (171.7 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,722 |
• Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Constituencies | TED |
Website | www.municipiosangregorio.gub.uy |
The municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco was created by Law No. 18,653 of 15 March 2010, as part of Tacuarembó Department, that intended to cover the electoral constituency identified by series TED,[2] the same territory as the Ninth Judicial Section of Tacuarembó. This new entity created under the new system of second level administrative divisions of Uruguay, replaced the former Non-Autonomous Local Board of San Gregorio de Polanco,[3] which the former system was criticized due to their lack of self-governance and submission to departmental authorities.[4]
The municipality, part of Tacuarembó Department, is located at its south side, north of Negro River and west to the Tacuarembó River. The municipality has a total area of 444.7 km2, and it has 3722 inhabitants according to the 2011 national census, with a population density of 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1]
The following settlements are part of this municipality:
The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (presiding it) and four Councilors.[5]
# | Major | Party | Start | End | Notes |
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1 | Mario Sergio Texeira Cardozo | National Party | 9 July 2010 | 8 July 2015 | Elected Mayor.[6] Councilors: Ricardo López (PN), Zully Fredi Day (PN), Gustavo Martínez (PN), Tomas Larregui (PN).[6] |
2 | 9 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | Re-elected Mayor.[7] He died in Spain in 2019.[8] Councilors: Ricardo López (PN), María V. Rodríguez (PN), Sergio Martínez (PN), Diego Posada (PN). | ||
3 | Alina María Lorenzo Larregui | National Party | 28 August 2019 | 26 November 2020 | Substitute Mayor designated due to the death of Mayor Texeira.[9] |
4 | Asdrubal Rodríguez Acuña | National Party | 27 November 2020 | 2025 | Elected Mayor.[10] Councilors: Juan Rivero (PN), Alejandro Castro (PN), Sergio Martínez (PN), Martín Medeiro (PN). |
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