Topador is a populated centre in the north of 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...

, near the borders with Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. It is located 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) into a road that splits off Route 30 in a northwestern direction, about 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) west of 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...

, the capital city of the department.

Population

In 2004, Topador had a population of 205.

Year	Population
1963	186
1975	151
1985	161
1996	173
2004	205

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

External links

• INE map of Topador