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Artigas is the capital of the Artigas Department in the northern interior of Uruguay, located on the Brazilian border. Artigas is the capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. Its name comes from that the national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the emancipation of the River Plate and sought to create a federative nation from these colonies. As of the census of 2011, it is the eleventh most populous city in the country.