Uruguaiana
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| Uruguaiana | |
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| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Area: | 5713 km² |
| Population: | 131 000 (Estimate: 07/2003) |
| Height: | 74 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 97500-000 |
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| Address of the local government: | Preifeitura Municipal de Uruguaiana Rua XV de Novembro, 1882 |
| Website: | www.uruguaiana.rs.gov.br |
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Uruguaiana is an important city 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 city 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.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Leuchars, Chris. To the Bitter End: Paraguay and the War of the Triple Alliance (2002), chapter ten.
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