Valentines, Uruguay
Valentines | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Valentines Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′30″S 55°6′12″W / 33.25833°S 55.10333°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Departments | Florida Department Treinta y Tres Department |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 178 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 30203 |
| Dial plan | +598 4460 (+4 digits) |
| 2 ISO codes: UY-FD, UY-TT | |
Valentines is a town of central Uruguay, divided in two parts belonging to Florida Department and Treinta y Tres Department respectively.
Overview
[edit]Valentines is located on the Cuchilla Grande, 3 km from Route 7 (km 234) and near the crossing with Route 19.[1]
Historically this place has been known for the presence of iron ore in the form of valentinesite.[2]
In 2016, a 70 megawatt wind farm was opened near the town. [3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Índice toponimico de entidades de población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original (doc) on 2005-11-10. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Genesis of the Valentines Iron Formation". The Geological Society of America. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Bolsa de Valores suspendió cotización de acciones de parque eólico de UTE". El Observador (in Spanish). 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Parque eólico de UTE distribuirá US$ 1,1 millones entre sus accionistas". El Observador (in Spanish). 16 June 2021.
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