Paysandú /

Paysandú is the third largest city in Uruguay by proper population (97,000), and the seventh largest by land area and total population, after Montevideo and the conurbations of Punta del Este, Rivera, La Paz, Ciudad de la Costa (last both inside metropolitan area) and Salto. It is the capital of the department of Paysandú. The city is located at coordinates 32°19′17″S 58°4′32″W / 32.32139°S 58.07556°W / -32.32139; -58.07556, 378 kilometres (235 mi) by road north-west of Montevideo, on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina. It is linked across the river from Colón, Entre Ríos, Argentina, by the General Artigas Bridge. General Leandro Gomez led Uruguayan forces to save the city from an invasion by Brazilian forces in 1864-5. A battle took place on December 2, 1864.Paysandú is more cosmopolitan than most Uruguayan cities, with many settlers from Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Belgium and various African nations. This is mainly due to relaxed immigration policies and the promise of wealth in the 1800s, as depicted in locally acclaimed play-write Howard Bown's work 'For All These Times, For All These Times'. The main industries in the city