Artigas Department

Summary

Artigas Department is a department of Uruguay^[1]. It draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_uruguay category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Artigas Department is located in Uruguay^[3].
• Artigas Department is in the country of Uruguay^[4].
• Artigas Department's instance of is recorded as department of Uruguay^[5].
• Artigas Department's capital is recorded as Artigas^[6].
• Artigas Department's shares border with is recorded as Salto Department^[7].
• Artigas Department's shares border with is recorded as Rivera Department^[8].
• Artigas Department's shares border with is recorded as Rio Grande do Sul^[9].
• Artigas Department's shares border with is recorded as Corrientes Province^[10].
• Artigas Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Municipality of Baltasar Brum^[11].
• Artigas Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Municipality of Bella Union^[12].
• Artigas Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Municipality of Tomas Gomensoro^[13].
• Artigas Department is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[14].
• Artigas Department's Commons category is recorded as Artigas Department^[15].
• Artigas Department's located in time zone is recorded as America/Montevideo^[16].
• October 1, 1884 marks the founding of Artigas Department^[17].
• Artigas Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -30.624166666667, 'lon': -56.945}^[18].
• Artigas Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Artigas Department^[19].
• Artigas Department has a population of {'amount': '+73378'}^[20].
• Artigas Department has a population of {'amount': '+77246'}^[21].
• Artigas Department's topic has template is recorded as Template:Artigas Department^[22].
• Artigas Department's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the department of Artigas^[23].
• Artigas Department's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'artiguensi'}^[24].
• Artigas Department's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Artigas'}^[25].
• Artigas Department's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Artigas Department^[26].
• Artigas Department sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Artigas Department is in the country of Uruguay^[4]. It is located in Uruguay^[3]. It is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Artigas Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11928'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+73378'}^[20] and {'amount': '+77246'}^[21].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

October 1, 1884 marks the founding of Artigas Department^[17].

Why It Matters

Artigas Department draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_uruguay category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]