Municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco

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Municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco
Municipio de San Gregorio de Polanco
Municipality
Municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco
Map of the Municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco
Location of the municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco within the department of Tacuarembó and Uruguay.
Coordinates: 32°29′32″S 55°52′09″W / 32.49218°S 55.86906°W / -32.49218; -55.86906
Country Uruguay
DepartmentTacuarembó
Founded15 March 2010
SeatSan Gregorio de Polanco
Government
 • MayorAsdrubal Rodríguez Acuña (PN)
Area
 • Total444.7 km2 (171.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,722
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3
ConstituenciesTED
Websitewww.municipiosangregorio.gub.uy

The municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco is one of the municipalities of Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay, established on 15 March 2010.

History[edit]

The municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco was created by Law No. 18,653 of 15 March 2010, as part of Tacuarembó Department, that intended to cover the electoral constituency identified by series TED,[2] the same territory as the Ninth Judicial Section of Tacuarembó. This new entity created under the new system of second level administrative divisions of Uruguay, replaced the former Non-Autonomous Local Board of San Gregorio de Polanco,[3] which the former system was criticized due to their lack of self-governance and submission to departmental authorities.[4]

Geography[edit]

The municipality, part of Tacuarembó Department, is located at its south side, north of Negro River and west to the Tacuarembó River. The municipality has a total area of 444.7 km2, and it has 3722 inhabitants according to the 2011 national census, with a population density of 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1]

Settlements[edit]

The following settlements are part of this municipality:

Authorities[edit]

The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (presiding it) and four Councilors.[5]

Mayors by period
# Major Party Start End Notes
1 Mario Sergio Texeira Cardozo National Party 9 July 2010 8 July 2015 Elected Mayor.[6]
Councilors: Ricardo López (PN), Zully Fredi Day (PN), Gustavo Martínez (PN), Tomas Larregui (PN).[6]
2 9 July 2015 7 August 2019 Re-elected Mayor.[7] He died in Spain in 2019.[8]
Councilors: Ricardo López (PN), María V. Rodríguez (PN), Sergio Martínez (PN), Diego Posada (PN).
3 Alina María Lorenzo Larregui National Party 28 August 2019 26 November 2020 Substitute Mayor designated due to the death of Mayor Texeira.[9]
4 Asdrubal Rodríguez Acuña National Party 27 November 2020 2025 Elected Mayor.[10]
Councilors: Juan Rivero (PN), Alejandro Castro (PN), Sergio Martínez (PN), Martín Medeiro (PN).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Perfiles: San Gregorio de Polanco" (in Spanish). Observatorio Uruguay-Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ley N° 18653. CREACION DE MUNICIPIOS EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS QUE SE DETERMINAN" (in Spanish). IMPO. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Resolución 214/010" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). CV (27929). Montevideo: IMPO. 4 March 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ Ferla, Paula; González, Julián; Silva, Leticia; Zuasnabar, Ignacio (2016). Panorama del nivel municipal en Uruguay (in Spanish). Konrad Adenauer Foundation / Catholic University of Uruguay. pp. 40–42. ISBN 978-9974-8440-3-2.
  5. ^ "Ley N° 19272. LEY DE DESCENTRALIZACION Y PARTICIPACION CIUDADANA" (in Spanish). IMPO. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022. Articles 9, 11 and 30.
  6. ^ a b Permanyer, Pedro (2011). "Tacuarembó. Sin novedades en los pagos de Gardel. Contexto y escenarios de la competencia política 2020 en Tacuarembó". In Cardarello, Antonio; Magri, Altaïr (eds.). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres. Elecciones Departamentales y Municipales 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Institute of Politic Science, School of Social Sciences, University of the Republic. pp. 409–431. ISBN 978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país". CientoOchenta (in Spanish). 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Alcalde de San Gregorio de Polanco fallece sorpresivamente en España". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Montevideo. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Designación de Alcaldesa" (in Spanish). Municipality of San Gregorio de Polanco. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Asdrúbal Rodríguez es el nuevo alcalde de San Gregorio de Polanco". El Avisador (in Spanish). 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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