Municipality_of_Quebracho,_Paysandú
Municipality of Quebracho, Paysandú
Municipality in Paysandú, Uruguay
The municipality of Quebracho is one of the municipalities of Paysandú Department. Its seat is the city of Quebracho.
Municipality of Quebracho
Municipio de Quebracho | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Quebracho | |
Location of the municipality of Quebracho within the department of Paysandú and Uruguay. | |
| Coordinates: 31.9°S 57.9°W / -31.9; -57.9 | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Paysandú |
| Founded | 15 March 2010 |
| Seat | Quebracho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Isidoro Bandera (PN) [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,088.4 km2 (420.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,671 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Constituencies | KFA and KFC |
The municipality is located in the west section of Paysandú Department, south to the municipality of Chapicuy and north to the municipality of Lorenzo Geyres. To its west it is the Entre Ríos Province, Argentina.
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 Paysandú Department and comprises the KFA and KFC electoral districts or constituencies of the department. Its limits were determined by Departmental Decree of the Departmental Board of Paysandú N° 6064/2010.[3][4][5]
The following settlements are part of this municipality:
- Quebracho (seat)
- Colonia Arroyo Malo
The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.
| N° | Mayor | Party | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Isidoro Bandera | National Party | 9 July 2010 | 8 July 2015 | Elected Mayor.[6] Councilors: Franco Pastorini (PN), Ariel Bondarenco (PN), Ivana Saracchi (PN), Diego Henderson (FA) |
| 2 | Mario Isidoro Bandera | National Party | 9 July 2015 | 2020 | Elected Mayor for 2nd term[1] |
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- "Quebracho" (in Spanish). Observatorio Territorio Uruguay-Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Balsa, Silvana; Moreira, Ramiro; Vignolo, Alejandro (2011). "El retorno del "Larrañaguismo". Elecciones Departamentales y municipales 2010 en Paysandú". In Cardarello, Antonio; Magri, Altaïr (eds.). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Ciencia Política. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.