Its seat is the city of Quebracho.

The municipality is located in the west section of Paysandú Department, south to the municipality of Chapicuy and north to the municipality of Lorenzo Geyres.

To its west it is the Entre Ríos Province, Argentina.

The Municipality was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2020, in compliance with the provisions of the Law N° 18567 that provided for the creation of municipalities over all settlements with 2000 or more inhabitants.

It is part of the Paysandú Department and comprises the KFA and KFC electoral districts or constituencies of the department.