Florencio Sánchez is a small city of the

Colonia Department Colonia () is a department of southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second oldest city. Weather Colonia has an annual average temperature of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F). In winter it has an average temperat ...

of southwestern

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, on the border with

Soriano Department Soriano () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes. It is located on the west of the country, south of Río Negro Department, north of Colonia Department and west of Flores Department. Its western border is the Río Uruguay, separa ...

, and is a southern extension of the city Cardona of that department. It is named after the Uruguayan writer and politician

Florencio Sánchez Florencio Sánchez (January 17, 1875 – November 7, 1910) was a Uruguayan playwright, journalist and political figure. He is considered one of the founding fathers of theater in the River Plate region of Argentina and Uruguay. Biography Fl ...

and is home to more than 3,700 people.

Geography

The city is located on the junction of

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with Route 12. Route 102 connects it with the city of

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, in the south, while the Route 2 leads to Mercedes and

Fray Bentos Fray Bentos () is the capital city of the Río Negro Department, in south-western Uruguay, at the Argentina-Uruguay border, near the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Gualeguaychú. Its port on the Uruguay River is one of the nation's ...

, the capital cities of Soriano and Río Negro, respectively.Florencio Sánchez, Uruguay at www.fallingrain.com
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History

On 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, and finally to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.725 on 24 November 1995.

Population

In 2011 Florencio Sánchez had a population of 3,716. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

References

External links

INE map of Florencio Sánchez and Cardona (Soriano)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Florencio Sanchez, Uruguay Populated places in the Colonia Department ca:Florencio Sánchez