Municipality of Guichón
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Municipality of Guichón
Municipio de Guichón | |
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| Municipality of Guichón | |
 Location of the municipality of Guichón within the department of Paysandú and Uruguay. | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Paysandú |
| Founded | 15 March 2010 |
| Seat | Guichón |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María de Lourdes Suárez (PN)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,670.1 km2 (644.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 6,860 |
| • Density | 4.11/km2 (10.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Constituencies | KEA, KEB, KEC and KED |
| Website | www |
The municipality of Guichón is one of the municipalities of Paysandú Department, Uruguay. Its seat is the city of Guichón.
The municipality is located in the southeast corner of the Paysandú Department, bordering Rio Negro Department to the south, and Tacuarembó Department to the east.
Features
The municipality of Guichón was created by Law N° 18.653 of 15 March 2010, and is part of the Paysandú Department. It comprises the KEA, KEB, KEC and KED constituencies of that department. Its limits were defined in Decree 6063/2010 of the Departmental Board of Paysandú.[3][4]
The territory of this municipality covers a total area of 1670.1 km2, and it has a population of 6860 inhabitants according to 2011 census data, which means it has a population density of 4.1 inhabitants per km2.[2]
