Municipality of Tres Islas

Municipality of Tres Islas

Municipio de Tres Islas
Municipality of Tres Islas Municipio de Tres Islas
Municipality
	Municipality of Tres Islas
	Location of the municipality of Tres Islas within the department of Cerro Largo and Uruguay.
	Coordinates: 32°30′54″S 54°41′19″W / 32.515°S 54.6886°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Cerro Largo
Founded	30 October 2018
Seat	Tres Islas
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez (PN)
Area
• Total	445.7 km2 (172.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	301
• Density	0.68/km2 (1.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3
Constituencies	GFA

The municipality of Tres Islas is one of the municipalities of Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay, established on 30 October 2018. Its seat is the town of Tres Islas.

History

This municipality was created on 30 October 2018 by Departmental Board of Cerro Largo Decree No. 29/2018, covering the same territory of the electoral constituency identified by the Electoral Board of Cerro Largo as series GFA.^[3]

Location

The municipality is located at the west area of Cerro Largo Department. Its seat is the town of Tres Islas.

Authorities

The authority of the municipality is the Municipal Council, integrated by the Mayor (who presides it) and four Councilors.

Mayors by period
N°	Mayor	Party	Start	End	Notes
1	Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez	National Party	November 2020	Incumbent	Elected Mayor.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Alcaldes y Alcaldesas asumieron en los 125 Municipios de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Office of Planning and Budget. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Tres Islas" (in Spanish). Uruguay Territory Observatory, Office of Planning and Budget. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "DECRETO N.° 29/2018. CREACIÓN DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE BAÑADO DE MEDINA, CENTURIÓN, CERRO DE LAS CUENTAS, LAS CAÑAS, QUEBRACHO Y TRES ISLAS". Digesto Municipal (PDF) (in Spanish). Departmental Board of Cerro Largo. 2019. p. 168.

[OPPNews-1] "Alcaldes y Alcaldesas asumieron en los 125 Municipios de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Office of Planning and Budget. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[PerfilOD-2] "Tres Islas" (in Spanish). Uruguay Territory Observatory, Office of Planning and Budget. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[DIGESTO-3] "DECRETO N.° 29/2018. CREACIÓN DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE BAÑADO DE MEDINA, CENTURIÓN, CERRO DE LAS CUENTAS, LAS CAÑAS, QUEBRACHO Y TRES ISLAS". Digesto Municipal (PDF) (in Spanish). Departmental Board of Cerro Largo. 2019. p. 168.

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v t e Cerro Largo Department of Uruguay
Capital: Melo
Municipalities	Aceguá Arbolito Arévalo Bañado de Medina Centurión Cerro de las Cuentas Fraile Muerto Isidoro Noblía Las Cañas Plácido Rosas Quebracho Ramón Trigo Río Branco Tres Islas Tupambaé
Towns and villages	Aceguá Barrio López Benítez Fraile Muerto Hipódromo Isidoro Noblia Melo Plácido Rosas Rio Branco Tupambaé
Sights	Baron of Mauá International Bridge Juana de Ibarbourou's birthplace Laguna Merín Melo Stadium Posta del Chuy