Rivera Department

Summary

Rivera Department is a department of Uruguay^[1]. It draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_uruguay category, ranking #10 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rivera Department is located in Uruguay^[3].
• Rivera Department is in the country of Uruguay^[4].
• Rivera Department's instance of is recorded as department of Uruguay^[5].
• Rivera Department's capital is recorded as Rivera^[6].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Salto Department^[7].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Cerro Largo Department^[8].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Tacuarembó Department^[9].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Artigas Department^[10].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Rio Grande do Sul^[11].
• Fructuoso Rivera is named after Rivera Department^[12].
• Rivera Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Minas de Corrales^[13].
• Rivera Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tranqueras^[14].
• Rivera Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vichadero^[15].
• Rivera Department's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Rivera^[16].
• Rivera Department is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[17].
• Rivera Department's Commons category is recorded as Rivera Department^[18].
• Rivera Department's located in time zone is recorded as America/Montevideo^[19].
• Rivera Department's local dialing code is recorded as 462^[20].
• January 1, 1884 marks the founding of Rivera Department^[21].
• Rivera Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -31.5, 'lon': -55.25}^[22].
• Rivera Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rivera Department^[23].
• Rivera Department has a population of {'amount': '+103493'}^[24].
• Rivera Department has a population of {'amount': '+109300'}^[25].
• Rivera Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Rivera^[26].
• Rivera Department's category for people who died here is recorded as Q129035689^[27].

Body

Geography

Rivera Department is in the country of Uruguay^[4]. It is located in Uruguay^[3]. It is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Rivera Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9370'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+152'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+103493'}^[24] and {'amount': '+109300'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Rivera Department's instance of is recorded as department of Uruguay^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1884 marks the founding of Rivera Department^[21]. Fructuoso Rivera is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

Rivera Department draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_uruguay category, ranking #10 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]