Dolores (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 33 ° 32 ′ S , 58 ° 13 ′ W Dolores on the map of Uruguay
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| Country |
 Uruguay
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| Department | Soriano | |
| City foundation | September 22, 1801 | |
| Residents | 15,753 (2004) | |
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| Detailed data | ||
| height | 30 m | |
| Post Code | 75100 | |
| City Presidency | Javier Utermark | |
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Dolores is a city in Uruguay .
geography
It is located in the Soriano Department in its sector 3 at an altitude of 30 m above sea level on the Río San Salvador near the border with Argentina and is the second largest city next to Mercedes , the capital of the Soriano Department . Dolores is of regional importance as a grain storage location.
Infrastructure
Characteristic for Dolores is the central arrangement according to the Spanish architectural style. Around the main square, the "Plaza de la Constitución", there is the Catholic Church , a public grammar school , the fire brigade and police buildings, as well as supermarkets and bars. As in almost all cities in Uruguay, all streets run parallel and cross perpendicularly. Rutas 96 and 21 are the most important streets in the city.
history
The city was established between 1754 and 1801. On November 26, 1923, Dolores was classified in the "Ciudad" category by Law No. 7.652. A detailed history can be found on the city's Spanish-language portal.
Residents
At the 2004 census, Dolores had 15,753 residents.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 12,488 |
| 1975 | 13,322 |
| 1985 | 13,084 |
| 1996 | 14,784 |
| 2004 | 15,753 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
City administration
Mayor ( Alcalde ) of Dolores is Javier Utermark .
Town twinning
sons and daughters of the town
- Miguel Andreolo (1912–1981), football player
- Juan Carlos Blanco (* 1946), soccer player and coach
- Matías Ferreira (* 1994), football player
- Tomás Gomensoro (1810–1900), former President (1872–1873) of Uruguay
- Santiago Ostolaza (born 1962), football player
- Juan Rodríguez (born 1928), rower
- Tomás Villalba (1805–1886), politician, former interim president (1865) of Uruguay
Web links
- City Portal (Spanish)
- New City Portal (Spanish)
- City map of Dolores (PDF; 117 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 (DOC; 37 kB)
- ↑ "MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" on the website of the Uruguayan Congress of Directors ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
