Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
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Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro
Municipio de Tomás Gomensoro | |
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| Municipality of Tomás Gomensoro | |
 Location of the municipality of Tomás Gomensoro within the department of Artigas and Uruguay. | |
| Coordinates: 30°24′S 57°24′W / 30.4°S 57.4°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Artigas |
| Founded | 15 March 2010 |
| Seat | Tomás Gomensoro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Eduardo Gutiérrez (PN) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 804.5 km2 (310.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,902 |
| • Density | 3.607/km2 (9.343/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Constituencies | ICC |
The municipality of Tomás Gomensoro is one of the three municipalities of Artigas Department. Its seat is the locality of Tomás Gomensoro.
The municipality is located in the northeast section of Artigas Department, east to the municipality of Bella Unión and north to the municipality of Baltasar Brum.
History
The Municipality was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2020, in compliance with the provisions of the Law N° 18567 that provided for the creation of municipalities over all settlements with 2000 or more inhabitants. It is part of the Artigas Department and comprises the ICC electoral district or constituency of the department.[3][4][5]