Salto Department

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Department
gptkbp:area 14,163 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Paysandú_Department
gptkb:Tacuarembó_Department
gptkb:Artigas_Department
River Plate
gptkbp:capital Salto
gptkbp:climate Humid_subtropical_climate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:San_Antonio
gptkb:Rincón_del_Bonete
gptkb:Salto_City
gptkb:Villa_Constitución
gptkb:Termas_del_Daymán
gptkb:Colonia_Lavalleja
gptkb:Salto_del_Guairá
Quebracho
Termas del Arapey
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Livestock
Tourism
gptkbp:education Private schools
Public schools
Technical institutes
gptkbp:established 1816
gptkbp:famousFor Wine production
Cattle ranching
Natural beauty
Hot springs
Agricultural_products
gptkbp:governmentType Departmental government
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cultural heritage sites
First settlement in 1756
Site_of_battles_during_the_Uruguayan_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salto Department
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Uruguay
gptkbp:majorRivers gptkb:Daymán_River
Salto_River
Arroyo_de_la_China
Arroyo_de_la_Cueva
Arroyo_del_Sauce
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:José_Batlle_y_Ordóñez
gptkb:Joaquín_de_Salto
gptkb:Joaquín_Suárez
Jorge Batlle
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:population 120,000
gptkbp:timeZone UTC-3
gptkbp:transportation Road network
Bus services
Railway_connections
gptkbp:website www.salto.gub.uy