Florencio Sánchez is a small city of the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay, on the border with Soriano Department, and is a southern extension of the city Cardona of that department. It is named after the Uruguayan writer and politician Florencio Sánchez and is home to more than 3,700 people.
Florencio Sánchez | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Florencio Sánchez Location within Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′0″S 57°23′0″W / 33.88333°S 57.38333°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department |  Colonia |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 3,716 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 75204 |
| Dial plan | +598 4536 (+4 digits) |
Geography
editThe city is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 12. Route 102 connects it with the city of Rosario, in the south, while the Route 2 leads to Mercedes and Fray Bentos, the capital cities of Soriano and Río Negro, respectively.[1][2]
History
editOn 2 October 1929, this populated centre was given the status of "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley Nº 8.482. Until then it had been the head of the judicial section "Puntas de San Juan". Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.540 on 3 May 1984,[3] and finally to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.725 on 24 November 1995.
Population
editIn 2011 Florencio Sánchez had a population of 3,716.[4]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 2,607 |
| 1963 | 1,573 |
| 1975 | 1,887 |
| 1985 | 2,562 |
| 1996 | 3,038 |
| 2004 | 3,526 |
| 2011 | 3,716 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[5]
References
edit- ^ Florencio Sánchez, Uruguay at www.fallingrain.com
- ^ Information at rastlos.com (German)
- ^ "LEY N° 15.540". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1984. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Ley Nº 16.725". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1995. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of urban localities (1963–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2012.