Uruguaiana

Area:

5713 km²

Population:

131 000 (Estimate: 07/2003)

Height:

74 m above sea level

Postcode (CEP):

97500-000

Geographic location:

Address of the local government:

Preifeitura Municipal de Uruguaiana
Rua XV de Novembro, 1882

Website:

Contact:

[mailto:sastc@uruguaiana.rs.gov.br e-mail]

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Location of Uruguaiana

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.http://encarta.msn.com/map_701606084/Rio_Ibicui.html

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.

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