Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro

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| name = Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro

| official_name = Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro

| native_name = Municipio de Tomás Gomensoro

| native_name_lang = es

| settlement_type = Municipality

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| map_alt = Map of the Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro

| map_caption = Location of the municipality of Tomás Gomensoro within the department of Artigas and Uruguay.

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Uruguay}}

| subdivision_type1 = Department

| subdivision_name1 = Artigas

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 15 March 2010

| seat_type = Seat

| seat = Tomás Gomensoro

| unit_pref = Metric

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 2902

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| area_total_km2 = 804.5

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Luis Eduardo Gutiérrez (PN)

| timezone1 = UTC-3

| blank_name_sec1 = Constituencies

| blank_info_sec1 = ICC

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The municipality of Tomás Gomensoro is one of the three municipalities of Artigas Department. Its seat is the city of Tomás Gomensoro.

Location

The municipality is located in the northeast section of Artigas Department, east to the municipality of Bella Unión and north to the municipality of Baltasar Brum.

History

The Municipality was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2020, in compliance with the provisions of the Law N° 18567 that provided for the creation of municipalities over all settlements with 2000 or more inhabitants. It is part of the Artigas Department and comprises the ICC electoral district or constituency of the department.

Settlements

The only settlement of the municipality is the city of Tomás Gomensoro.

Authorities

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

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|+ Mayors by period

MayorPartyStartEndNotes
1María Alejandra PazNational Party9 July 20108 July 2015Elected Mayor.
Councilors: Julio Rodríguez (PN), Julio Sant'Anna (PN), Jorge Bustos (PC), Nelly E. Farías (FA).
2Luis Eduardo GutiérrezNational Party9 July 20152020Elected Mayor

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{{cite web|url= http://200.40.229.134/Leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18653&Anchor= |title= Ley 18653: Municipios y distritos electorales. |language=Spanish |accessdate= 3 November 2013|publisher=Parliament of Uruguay|date= 19 August 2010|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103162225/http://200.40.229.134/Leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18653&Anchor=|archivedate= 3 November 2013}}

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