Municipality of Baltasar Brum

The municipality of Baltasar Brum is one of the three municipalities of Artigas Department. Its seat is the city of Baltasar Brum.

Municipality of Baltasar Brum
Municipio de Baltasar Brum
Municipality of Baltasar Brum
Map of the Municipality of Baltasar Brum
Location of the municipality of Baltasar Brum within the department of Artigas and Uruguay.
Country Uruguay
DepartmentArtigas
Founded15 March 2010
SeatBaltasar Brum
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Martinicorena (PN) [1]
Area
 • Total754 km2 (291 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,608
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3
ConstituenciesICA

Location edit

The municipality is located in the southwest area of the Artigas Department.

History edit

The municipality of Baltasar Brum was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2010, in compliance with the provisions of the Law N° 18567, that provided for the establishment of municipalities in all of the settlements with 2000 or more inhabitants. It is part of the Artigas Department and comprises the ICA constituency of that department.[3][4][5]

Settlements edit

The only populated place part of this municipality is Baltasar Brum.

Authorities edit

The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.

Mayors by period
Mayor Party Start End Notes
1 José Lachaise National Party 9 July 2010 8 July 2015 Elected Mayor [6]
Councilors: José Besil Nario (PN), Jorge Velázquez (FA), Elio Silveira (FA), Wilson Medina (PC)
2 Juan Carlos Martinicorena National Party 9 July 2015 2020 Elected Mayor [1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Quiénes son los 112 alcaldes del país" (in Spanish). 180.com.uy. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Baltasar Brum" (in Spanish). Observatorio Territorio Uruguay-Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Diario de Sesiones de la Asamblea General, Primer período ordinario de la XLVIIa legislatura, 4ª sesión" (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Ley 18567: Descentralización política y participación ciudadana." (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Ley 18653: Municipios y distritos electorales." (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  6. ^ Lizbona, Alejandra; Lorenzoni, Miguel; Nieto, Ernesto (2011). "Algo cambió en el Norte. Artigas: del predominio inquebrantable a la rotación permanente.". In Cardarello, Antonio; Magri, Altaïr (eds.). Cambios, certezas e incertidumbres. Elecciones Departamentales y Municipales 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Ciencia Política. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-9974-8068-9-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.