Official Name: | Tomás Gomensoro |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uruguay |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Artigas Department |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2659 |
Timezone: | UTC -3 |
Coordinates: | -30.4333°N -57.4333°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 55002 |
Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
Area Code: | +598 4777 (+4 digits) |
Tomás Gomensoro is a village (pueblo) in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.
It is located on a road that joins Route 3 with Route 30, about southeast of Bella Unión. The railroad track Salto - Bella Unión passes through the village.
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.
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 |