Cardona (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 33 ° 52 ′ S , 57 ° 22 ′ W Cardona on the map of Uruguay
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| Country |
 Uruguay
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| Department | Soriano | |
| City foundation | 1903 | |
| Residents | 4689 (2004) | |
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| Detailed data | ||
| height | 163 m | |
| Post Code | 75200 | |
| City Presidency | Raul Bertinat | |
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Cardona is a city in southwest Uruguay .
geography
It is 163 m above sea level in the area of the Department of Soriano near the town of Florencio Sánchez , which already belongs to the Department of Colonia . Both the Arroyo del Perdido and the Río San Salvador arise northwest of Cardona . The area north of the city is called Cuchilla del Bizcocho , while the Cuchilla Grande Inferior extends south to east . To the west is the Cuchilla San Salvador , to the southwest the Cuchilla de la Colonia .
Infrastructure
In the city take Ruta 2 , Ruta 12 and Ruta 57 to each other.
Residents
The population is 4,689 (as of 2004).
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 4.111 |
| 1975 | 4,104 |
| 1985 | 3,822 |
| 1996 | 4,579 |
| 2004 | 4,689 |
Source:
history
Cordona was founded in 1903.
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Cardona is Raul Bertinat .
Town twinning
sons and daughters of the town
- Eduardo Espinel (* 1972), football player and coach
- Víctor Hugo Morales , sports journalist
- Matías Omar Pérez (* 1985), football player
- Gastón Poncet (* 1991), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the official website of the city ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 555 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963-1996 ( MS Word ; 176 kB)
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Official site of the city
- City map of Cardona (PDF; 120 kB)