Florida (Uruguay)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 6 ′ S , 56 ° 13 ′ W Florida on the map of Uruguay
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| Country |
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| Department | Florida | |
| City foundation | April 24, 1809 by Santiago Figueredo | |
| Residents | 33,640 (2011) | |
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| height | 70 m | |
| Post Code | 94000 | |
| prefix | +0352 | |
| City Presidency | Juan Giachetto ( Frente Amplio ) | |
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Florida (founded in 1809 as Villa de San Fernando de la Florida ) is a city in Uruguay .
location
The capital of the department of the same name is located in the south of Uruguay on the Río Santa Lucía Chico , 98 km north of Montevideo.
Residents
It has 33,640 inhabitants (as of 2011), of which 15,998 are male and 17,642 female.
| year | Residents |
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| 1963 | 20,983 |
| 1975 | 25,374 |
| 1985 | 28,443 |
| 1996 | 31,594 |
| 2004 | 32,128 |
| 2011 | 33,640 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
history
The founding of the city of Florida is very closely tied to the history of the entire country. The city was founded on April 24, 1809 . It later gained in importance when, in 1811, with the first signs of the revolution, money collection centers were set up to support Artigas and his followers, which later led to the country's independence. With the development of Florida it was necessary to cross the Santa Lucía Chico River and build a stone bridge to get south. Later, a better bridge was built in Piedra Alta .
On April 19, 1894 Florida received the status of a " Ciudad " (city).
Since 1955 the city has been the seat of the diocese of Florida . In 1988 Pope John Paul II visited the city.
Culture
La " Fiesta de San Cono " is the most important religious festival in Uruguay. It always takes place around June 3rd and attracts people from all over the province. The visitors arrive by buses and trains, which are used especially for this occasion.
traffic
The national road Ruta 5 runs through the city . Florida is also on a railway line that runs from Montevideo to Rivera (line LR), but from here only serves goods traffic.
sons and daughters of the town
- Juan Justo Amaro (1930–2020), politician
- Atilio Ancheta (* 1948), football player
- Facundo Barcelo (* 1993), football player
- Leandro Barcia (* 1992), football player
- Javier Cabrera (* 1992), football player
- Sergio Cortelezzi (* 1994), football player
- Martín Galain (* 1989), football player
- Walter Gassire (* 1946), football player
- Facundo Guichón (* 1991), football player
- Javier Irazún (* 1986), football player
- Julián Lalinde (* 1985), football player
- Gustavo León (born 1950), football player
- Juan Emilio Marroco (* 1987), football player
- Federico Martínez (* 1984), football player
- Marcelo Palau (* 1985), football player
- Rodrigo Pastorini (* 1990), football player
- Gerardo Pelusso (* 1954), soccer coach and former soccer player
- Jonathan Javier Rodríguez (* 1993), football player
- Mauricio Rosencof (* 1933), writer and playwright
- Flavio Scarone (* 1991), football player
- Duvimioso Terra (1856–1930), politician
- José Varela (* 1988), football player
- Sebastián Viera (* 1983), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uruguayan Post Office Postal Code Directory , accessed on March 19, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 28, 2012
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 78 kB)
- ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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; 689 kB)
- ↑ HISTORIA CRONOLÓGICA - DEL ESPACIO FLORIDENSE ENTRE LOS AÑOS 1726 - 2000 ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 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. (Spanish) from www.ninariva.com.uy, accessed January 24, 2014
- ↑ Montevideo - "RESEÑA HISTÓRICA Y DATOS VARIOS" - Visitas de Juan Pablo II in the lower quarter of the website ( Memento of the original of March 2, 2009 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. (Spanish)
