Baltasar Brum is a town in the Artigas Department

Artigas Department

The Department of Artigas , with an area of and 78,019 inhabitants, it is the northernmost department of Uruguay. Its capital is Artigas.It is named after José Artigas , leader of the orientales during the wars of Independence.-Geography and climate:Neighbouring departments are Salto to the...

 of northern 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 south of the hill Cuchilla Guaviyú on the road that separates from Route 3

Route 3 (Uruguay)

Route 3 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name General José Artigas, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in the country along with Route 5, connecting the south coast near Rafael Perazza with Bella Unión in the extreme northwest. The road...

 in an eastward direction towards the spa town Termas del Arapey in Salto Department

Salto Department

Salto Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Salto.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 123,120 people and 34,441 households in the department. The average household size was 3.5...

, 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) northeast of the spa. It is also the point where the railroad track from Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

 splits in two directions, one towards Bella Unión

Bella Unión

Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay. It is located at the north end of Route 3, on the banks of the Uruguay River, near the mouth of Río Cuareim...

 and one towards Artigas

Artigas, Uruguay

Artigas is the capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. The name Artigas comes from that of the national hero, Jose Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the emancipation of the River Plate, and sought to create a federative nation from these colonies...

.

It was named after President of Uruguay

President of Uruguay

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 Baltasar Brum

Baltasar Brum

Baltasar Brum Rodríguez was a Uruguayan political figure. He was President of Uruguay from 1919 to 1923.-Background:...

, who served in that office from 1919 to 1923, and committed suicide in 1933 in protest against the activities of President Gabriel Terra

Gabriel Terra

Dr. Gabriel Terra Leivas was the President of Uruguay from 1931 to 1938.- Background :Born in Montevideo to a wealthy family, he graduated from the University of Uruguay in 1895, and subsequently joined the faculty....

. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (town) on 1 November 1932 by decree Ley No. 8.907.

Population

In 2004, it had a population of 2,472.

Year	Population
1963	1,769
1975	1,753
1985	1,627
1996	2,144
2004	2,472

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Baltasar Brum