Artigas (Uruguay)
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מספר מערכת
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
ארטיגס (אורוגוואי)
Name (Latin)
Artigas (Uruguay)
Coordinates
-56.47043185 -56.47043185 -30.40282285 -30.40282285 (gooearth )
Associated country
Uruguay
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Uruguay. Dir. Gen. de Estadística y Censos. Sec. Cartografía. Artigas, Depto. Artigas ... 1983:
- BGN 2/8/84
Wikipedia description:
Artigas (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈtiɣas]) is the capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. Its name comes from that of the national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the emancipation of the River Plate, and sought to create a federative nation from these colonies. As of the census of 2011, it is the eleventh most populous city in the country.
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