Rivera Department

Summary

Rivera Department is a department of Uruguay^[1]. It draws 30 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 image is recorded as Rivera 020.jpg^[5].
• Rivera Department's instance of is recorded as department of Uruguay^[6].
• Rivera Department's capital is recorded as Rivera^[7].
• Rivera Department's flag image is recorded as Flag of Rivera Department.png^[8].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Salto Department^[9].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Cerro Largo Department^[10].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Tacuarembó Department^[11].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Artigas Department^[12].
• Rivera Department's shares border with is recorded as Rio Grande do Sul^[13].
• Rivera Department's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Rivera Department.png^[14].
• Fructuoso Rivera is named after Rivera Department^[15].
• Rivera Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Minas de Corrales^[16].
• Rivera Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tranqueras^[17].
• Rivera Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vichadero^[18].
• Rivera Department's GND ID is recorded as 7543141-5^[19].
• Rivera Department's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Rivera^[20].
• Rivera Department's locator map image is recorded as Rivera in Uruguay.svg^[21].
• Rivera Department's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124051865^[22].
• Rivera Department's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as UY-RV^[23].
• Rivera Department's part of is recorded as South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[24].
• Rivera Department's Commons category is recorded as Rivera Department^[25].
• Rivera Department's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1627812^[26].
• Rivera Department's located in time zone is recorded as America/Montevideo^[27].

Body

Geography

Rivera Department is in the country of Uruguay^[4]. It is located in Uruguay^[3]. Its part of is recorded as South America Midwest Integrated Zone^[24].

Physical Characteristics

Rivera Department's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9370'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+152'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+103493'}^[30] and {'amount': '+109300'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Rivera Department's instance of is recorded as department of Uruguay^[6].

History and Context

+1884-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rivera Department^[32]. Fructuoso Rivera is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Rivera Department draws 30 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.^[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]