Paso de los Toros

Paso de los Toros
City
Monument in El Toro Square
Paso de los Toros
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 32°49′05″S 56°30′23″W / 32.81806°S 56.50639°W / -32.81806; -56.50639Coordinates: 32°49′05″S 56°30′23″W / 32.81806°S 56.50639°W / -32.81806; -56.50639
Country  Uruguay
Department Tacuarembó
Population (2011 Census)
 • Total 12,985
 • Demonym isabelino
Time zone UTC -3
Postal code 45100
Dial plan +598 4664 (+4 digits)

Paso de los Toros (Bulls' Pass) is a city of the Tacuarembó Department in Uruguay.

Location

The city is located on the north bank of Río Negro and on Route 5, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) south-southwest of Tacuarembó, the capital of the department, and about 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of Durazno, the capital of Durazno Department.

History

The Midland Uruguay Railway began operation in 1889 with a line that ran between Paso de los Toros and Salto.[1] On 17 July 1903, the group of houses of the area known as Paso de los Toros was declared a "Pueblo" (village) named "Santa Isabel" and became head of the judicial section of the same name. On 27 November 1929 it was renamed to "Paso de los Toros" and its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 8.523.[2] On 1 July 1953, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.952.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Paso de los Toros
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.8
(109)		 41.0
(105.8)		 38.6
(101.5)		 36.0
(96.8)		 32.3
(90.1)		 28.8
(83.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 33.2
(91.8)		 35.5
(95.9)		 36.0
(96.8)		 39.5
(103.1)		 40.9
(105.6)		 42.8
(109)
Average high °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 27.2
(81)		 23.3
(73.9)		 19.8
(67.6)		 16.4
(61.5)		 16.2
(61.2)		 17.7
(63.9)		 19.8
(67.6)		 22.8
(73)		 25.8
(78.4)		 29.1
(84.4)		 23.2
(73.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3)		 23.7
(74.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 17.7
(63.9)		 14.6
(58.3)		 11.5
(52.7)		 11.4
(52.5)		 12.5
(54.5)		 14.3
(57.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 20.0
(68)		 23.0
(73.4)		 17.7
(63.9)
Average low °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)		 18.4
(65.1)		 16.5
(61.7)		 12.7
(54.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 7.0
(44.6)		 7.2
(45)		 7.8
(46)		 9.3
(48.7)		 12.1
(53.8)		 14.5
(58.1)		 17.2
(63)		 12.6
(54.7)
Record low °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)		 4.0
(39.2)		 4.6
(40.3)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −5.0
(23)		 −5.0
(23)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 0.4
(32.7)		 3.2
(37.8)		 6.3
(43.3)		 −5.0
(23)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 121
(4.76)		 124
(4.88)		 125
(4.92)		 102
(4.02)		 103
(4.06)		 98
(3.86)		 112
(4.41)		 90
(3.54)		 97
(3.82)		 110
(4.33)		 108
(4.25)		 97
(3.82)		 1,287
(50.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 75
Average relative humidity (%) 65 70 73 77 80 82 82 78 76 73 70 65 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 288.0 213.8 227.6 187.5 166.1 127.4 144.0 169.0 181.3 224.5 239.8 287.2 2,456.2
Source: Dirección Nacional de Meteorología (extremes 1937–1994)[4][5]

Population

In 2011, Paso de los Toros had a population of 12,985,[6] which makes it the second largest city in the department, after the capital city of Tacuarembó.

YearPopulation
19084,963
196311,359
197513,032
198513,026
199613,315
200413,231
201112,985

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]

Places of worship

  • La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días

Soft drink

In Uruguay, Pepsi manufactures a Paso de los Toros soft drink named after the city.

Noted local people

References

  1. ↑ "AFE / Historia / Las Companias". Administración de Ferrocarriles del Estado (AFE). Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004) (see also "Santa Isabel")" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "LEY N° 11.952". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1953. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Estadísticas climatológicas" (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional de Meteorología. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "RECORDS METEOROLOGICOS EN EL URUGUAY" (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional de Meteorología. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Tacuarembó". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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