Río Negro Department

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Río Negro Department is an administrative region in western Uruguay along the Uruguay River, known for its capital city Fray Bentos and its agricultural and industrial activities.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
department of Uruguay
administrativeDivisionOf Uruguay NERFINISHED
borderedBy Durazno Department NERFINISHED
Paysandú Department NERFINISHED
Soriano Department NERFINISHED
Tacuarembó Department NERFINISHED
borderedByRiver Uruguay River NERFINISHED
capital Fray Bentos NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Uruguay
governmentType departmental government
hasBorderWithCountry Argentina NERFINISHED
hasExecutiveHead Intendente de Río Negro NERFINISHED
hasHeritageSite Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape NERFINISHED
hasIndustry agro-industry
crop farming
livestock production
pulp and paper industry
hasLegislativeBody Junta Departamental de Río Negro NERFINISHED
hasMunicipality Fray Bentos NERFINISHED
Nuevo Berlín NERFINISHED
San Javier NERFINISHED
Young NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasPortCity Fray Bentos NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryEconomicSector agriculture
forestry
industry
livestock
hasSeat Fray Bentos NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Nuevo Berlín NERFINISHED
San Javier NERFINISHED
Young NERFINISHED
hasTransportInfrastructure river port
road network
ISO3166-2Code UY-RN
knownFor agricultural activities
industrial activities
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Río Negro Department NERFINISHED
western Uruguay
locatedOnBankOf Uruguay River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Río Negro (Uruguay) NERFINISHED
partOf Uruguay NERFINISHED
river Río Negro (Uruguay) NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC−03:00
usesCurrency Uruguayan peso NERFINISHED

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Fray Bentos isCapitalOf Río Negro Department
Fray Bentos locatedIn Río Negro Department