Valentines, Uruguay

Valentines is a town of central Uruguay, divided in two parts belonging to Florida Department and Treinta y Tres Department respectively.

Valentines
Town
Valentines Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 33°15′30″S 55°6′12″W
Country	Uruguay
Departments	Florida Department Treinta y Tres Department
Population  (2011)
• Total	178
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	30203
Dial plan	+598 4460 (+4 digits)
2 ISO codes: UY-FD, UY-TT

Valentines Wind Park

Overview

Valentines is located on the Cuchilla Grande, 3 km from Route 7 (km 234) and near the crossing with Route 19.^[1]

Historically this place has been known for the presence of iron ore in the form of valentinesite.^[2]

In 2016, a 70 megawatt wind farm was opened near the town. ^[3][4]

References

1. "Índice toponimico de entidades de población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original (doc) on 2005-11-10. (in Spanish)
2. "Genesis of the Valentines Iron Formation". The Geological Society of America. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
3. "Bolsa de Valores suspendió cotización de acciones de parque eólico de UTE". El Observador (in Spanish). 3 October 2019.
4. "Parque eólico de UTE distribuirá US$ 1,1 millones entre sus accionistas". El Observador (in Spanish). 16 June 2021.

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