Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro explained

Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
Official Name:Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
Native Name:Municipio de Tomás Gomensoro
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Map Alt:Map of the Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Artigas
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:15 March 2010
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Tomás Gomensoro
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2902
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:804.5
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Luis Eduardo Gutiérrez (PN)
Timezone1:UTC-3
Blank Name Sec1:Constituencies
Blank Info Sec1:ICC

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.

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.

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Mayors by period
- ! N° Mayor Party Start End Notes - 1 María Alejandra Paz National Party 9 July 2010 8 July 2015 Elected Mayor.
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