Valentines, Uruguay Explained

Official Name:Valentines
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Uruguay
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uruguay
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Departments
Subdivision Name1:Florida Department
Treinta y Tres Department
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:178
Timezone:UTC -3
Coordinates:-33.2583°N -55.1033°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:30203
Area Code Type:Dial plan
Area Code:+598 4460 (+4 digits)
Footnotes:2 ISO codes: UY-FD, UY-TT

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Índice toponimico de entidades de población. Instituto Nacional de Estadística . doc . https://web.archive.org/web/20051110014508/http://ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraV.doc . 2005-11-10 . dead .
  2. Web site: Genesis of the Valentines Iron Formation. 17 December 2016. The Geological Society of America.
  3. Web site: Bolsa de Valores suspendió cotización de acciones de parque eólico de UTE . El Observador . 3 October 2019. es.
  4. Web site: Parque eólico de UTE distribuirá US$ 1,1 millones entre sus accionistas . El Observador . 16 June 2021 . es.