Tambores is a small town (villa) partly in the Paysandú Department

Paysandú Department

Paysandú Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Paysandú. Its name origin is debated but is likely to be of charrua origin.The fertile soils of Paysandú have encouraged much agricultural development. Livestock raising is one of the principal agricultural activities, with cattle...

 and partly in the Tacuarembó Department

Tacuarembó Department

Tacuarembó is the largest department of Uruguay. Its capital is Tacuarembó.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 90,489 people and 28,054 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...

 of western Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

. It is located on both sides of the interdepartmental road which forms the border between the two departments, 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of its intersection with Route 26, which lies 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) southwest of Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits...

, the capital city of the department. The railroad track Montevideo - Tacuarembó - Rivera passes through the town.

Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 15 October 1963 by decree Ley No. 13.167.

Population

In 2004, Tambores had a population of 1,720, of which 1,180 in Paysandú and 540 in Tacuarembó.

Year	Population
1963	1,508
1975	1,532
1985	1,410
1996	1,479
2004	1,720

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Tambores