Tranqueras is a town in the Rivera Department

Rivera Department

Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...

 of northeastern Uruguay

Uruguay

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. It is located on Route 30, about 53 kilometres (32.9 mi) (via Routes 5

Route 5 (Uruguay)

Route 5 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Fructuoso Rivera, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in country, along with Route 3, connecting Montevideo in the south with Rivera in the north and passing through the...

 and 30) south-southwest of Rivera

Rivera

Rivera is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. It is located at the north end of Route 5, on the border with Brazil. The Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento is right across the border, only a street away of it...

, the capital city of the department.
Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) category on 15 October 1963 by decree Ley No. 13.167.

Population

In 2004, Tranqueras had a population of 7,284. This makes it the second largest populated place of the department.

Year	Population
1963	1,759
1975	1,934
1985	2,101
1996	2,800
2004	7,284

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Tranqueras