Tomás Gomensoro

Tomás Gomensoro
Village
Tomás Gomensoro Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 30°26′0″S 57°26′0″W / 30.43333°S 57.43333°WCoordinates: 30°26′0″S 57°26′0″W / 30.43333°S 57.43333°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Artigas Department
Population (2011)
• Total	2,659
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	55002
Dial plan	+598 4777 (+4 digits)

Tomás Gomensoro is a village (pueblo) in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.

Location

It is located on a road that joins Route 3 with Route 30, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Bella Unión. The railroad track Salto - Bella Unión passes through the village.

History

Its earlier name was "Zanja Honda" and it was declared as "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley 3.455 on 3 May 1909. The village was then renamed after the acting President of Uruguay Tomás Gomensoro Albín.

Population

In 2011, Tomás Gomensoro had a population of 2,659.^[1]

Year	Population
1908	1,188
1963	2,144
1975	2,100
1985	1,827
1996	2,427
2004	2,818
2011	2,659

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay^[2]

See also

• Tomás Gomensoro Albín#Town in Artigas Department named after Gomensoro

References

1. "Censos 2011 Cuadros Artigas". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
2. "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "Zanja Honda")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com
• Search for Tomas Gomensoro in the MSN Encarta atlas
• INE map of Tomás Gomensoro