The municipality of Tomás Gomensoro is one of the three municipalities of Artigas Department. Its seat is the locality of Tomás Gomensoro.
Location The municipality is located in the northeast section of Artigas Department, east to the municipality of Bella Unión and north to the municipality of Baltasar Brum.
History The Municipality was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2020, in compliance with the provisions of the Law N° 18567 that provided for the creation of municipalities over all settlements with 2000 or more inhabitants. It is part of the Artigas Department and comprises the ICC electoral district or constituency of the department.
Settlements The only settlement of the municipality is the locality of Tomás Gomensoro.
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 María Alejandra Paz National Party 9 July 2010 8 July 2015 Elected Mayor.Councilors: Julio Rodríguez (PN), Julio Sant'Anna (PN), Jorge Bustos (PC), Nelly E. Farías (FA). 2 Luis Eduardo Gutiérrez National Party 9 July 2015 2020 Elected Mayor
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