Mones Quintela
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Mones Quintela is a small town in the Artigas Department
of northern Uruguay
. It is located about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) south of Bella Unión
, on the shores of the Uruguay River
and the stream Arroyo Itacumbú, just northeast of Cainsa
. It is connected to the Route 3
by a local road.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
On 5 and 6 November 2010, Mones Quintela held the first festival of sugarcane in Uruguay and commemorated the 25th anniversary of the denomination of Mones Quintela as a town.
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 about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) south of 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...
, on the shores of the Uruguay River
Uruguay River
The Uruguay River is a river in South America. It flows from north to south and makes boundary with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries...
and the stream Arroyo Itacumbú, just northeast of Cainsa
Cainsa
Cainsa is a small town in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay. It lies along the Route 3 to the southeast of Mones Quintela and south of Bella Unión.According to the 2004 census, its population was 420.-External links:*...
. It is connected to the 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...
by a local road.
Population
In 2004 census, it had a population of 601.| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 616 |
| 2004 | 601 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
Origin of name and history
The town takes its name from Alfredo Mones Quintela, an agricultural engineer, once a director of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative in the 1950s. The CALPICO sugar plant supported the vast majority of the population for a few decades, and was converted into a cooperative irrigation for vegetable and fruit crops and industrial plant is now used as a deposit for rice.On 5 and 6 November 2010, Mones Quintela held the first festival of sugarcane in Uruguay and commemorated the 25th anniversary of the denomination of Mones Quintela as a town.