Baltasar Brum is a town in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.
Geography The town is located south of the hill Cuchilla Guaviyú on the road that separates from Route 3 in an eastward direction towards the spa town Termas del Arapey in Salto Department, northeast of the spa. It is also the point where the railroad track from Montevideo splits in two directions, one towards Bella Unión and one towards Artigas.
History Previously it was known as "Cabellos" and it may correspond to the village "Jacinto R. Sant-Anna" which was recognized as a "Pueblo" by Decree of 6 February 1918 in the area called "Estación Isla de Cabellos". On 1 November 1932, "the group of houses around Estación Cabellos" was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 8.907. On 4 January 1956, it was renamed after the President of Uruguay Baltasar Brum by the Act of Ley N° 12.266.
Population In 2011, it had a population of 2,531. Year Population 1908 1,867 1963 1,764 1975 1,753 1985 1,627 1996 2,144 2004 2,472 2011 2,531 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
References
External links INE map of Baltasar Brum