Bernabé Rivera


Disambiguation

Bernabé Rivera may refer to
Bernabé Rivera is a village in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.

Location

The village is located northeast into a secondary road leaving off Route 30 at about west of the department capital Artigas and joining it with the village Topador before returning to Route 30 at a point about west of Artigas.

Geography

It is situated south of the hill Cuchilla del Yacaré and north of the stream Arroyo Tres Cruces.

History

Its earlier name was "Allende" or "Yacaré", and on 26 May 1924, it was declared a "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley Nº 7.720. It was renamed to "Bernabé Rivera" on 11 January 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.271.

Population

In 2011 Bernabe Rivera had a population of 380.
YearPopulation
19081,954
1963683
1975540
1985461
1996421
2004524
2011380

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay