Uruguaiana

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Uruguaiana
Skyline of Uruguaiana
Flag of Uruguaiana
Flag		 Official seal of Uruguaiana
Seal
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°45′18″S 57°5′16″W / -29.755, -57.08778
Country Brazil
Region South
State Rio Grande do Sul
Founded 1843
Government
 - Mayor José Francisco Sanchotene Felice (PSDB)
Area
 - Total 5,715.8 km² (2,206.9 sq mi)
Elevation 66 m (217 ft)
Population (2006 est.)
 - Total 136,364
 - Density 23.9/km² (61.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 - Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Website: Prefeitura de Uruguaiana

Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the left-hand (eastern) shore of the Uruguay River that forms the border with Argentina. Opposite Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of Paso de los Libres, Corrientes and at North with the Brazilian town of Itaqui joined by a bridge constructed by the English in 1888 over the Ibicuí River. [1] The city marks the farthest southern advance of the Paraguayans in the War of the Triple Alliance; after being taken without resistance, it was recaptured after a six-week siege that effectively ended the phase of Paraguayan offensive operations.[1]

Since 1987 there is a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) back-to-back station for power exchange with Uruguay at Uruguaiana. This facility, which was built by Toshiba, can transfer a maximum power of 53.9 megawatts. The applied DC voltage is 17.9 kV.

It is the seat of the Diocese of Uruguayana.[2]

  1. ^ Leuchars, Chris. To the Bitter End: Paraguay and the War of the Triple Alliance (2002), chapter ten.
  2. ^ "Uruguayana". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 

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