Bernabé Rivera is a village in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay.
Geography The village is located northeast into a secondary road leaving off Route 30 at about west of the department capital Artigas and joining it with the village Topador before returning to Route 30 at a point about west of Artigas.
History Its earlier name was "Allende" or "Yacaré", and on 26 May 1924, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.720. It was renamed to "Bernabé Rivera" on 11 January 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.271.
Population In 2011 Bernabe Rivera had a population of 380. Year Population 1908 1,954 1963 683 1975 540 1985 461 1996 421 2004 524 2011 380 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
References
External links INE map of Bernabe Rivera