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.
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]