Municipality of Quebracho
Municipio de Quebracho | |
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| Municipality of Quebracho | |
 Location of the municipality of Quebracho within the department of Cerro Largo and Uruguay. | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′S 54°43′W / 32.63°S 54.72°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Cerro Largo |
| Founded | 30 October 2018 [1] |
| Seat | Quebracho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hector Urbano Ortiz (PN) [2] |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Constituencies | GGB |
The municipality of Quebracho is one of the municipalities of Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay, established on 30 October 2018. Its seat is the settlement of Quebracho.
History
[edit]The proposal of creation of this territorial entity, along with other 5 municipalities, was made by then intendant of Cerro Largo, Sergio Botana, supported by members of his political party in the department, and was submitted to the departmental legislature to be discussed.[3] This municipality was established on 30 October 2018 by Departmental Board of Cerro Largo's Decree No. 29/2018, which designed its territorial jurisdiction as the same territory covered by the electoral constituency series GGB of Cerro Largo Department, as defined by the Electoral Board of Cerro Largo.[1]
Location
[edit]The municipality is located at the mid-western region of Cerro Largo Department, bordering on one side with Tres Islas municipality and to the other side with Tupambaé municipality.
Authorities
[edit]The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.[4]
| N° | Mayor | Party | Start | End | Notes |
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| 1 | Hector Urbano Ortiz | National Party | November 2020 | Incumbent | Elected Mayor.[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Promúlgase el Decreto Departamental 29/018, que concede venia para la creación de autoridades locales pluripersonales (Municipios), que se mencionan". Diario Oficial (in Spanish). CXIV (30066). Montevideo: IMPO: 40–41. 9 November 2018. ISSN 1688-0064. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Alcaldes y Alcaldesas asumieron en los 125 Municipios de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Office of Planning and Budget. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Cerro Largo podría tener otros seis municipios". El País (in Spanish). Montevideo. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Ley N° 19272. LEY DE DESCENTRALIZACIÓN Y PARTICIPACIÓN CIUDADANA [original text]" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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