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Florida, Uruguay




  pushpin Map Uruguay
  subdivision Type Country subdivision_name= Uruguay subdivision_type1 = Department
  Subdivision Name1 Florida Department
  latd 34 latm=06 lats= latNS=Slongd=56 longm=13 longs= longEW=W
  established Title Founded
  Established Date 1809
  Population Total 32128
  Population As Of 2004
  Area Code +035
  postal Code Type postal code
  Postal Code 94000


Florida, Uruguayan city ,capital of the department of Florida was founded on April's 24th 1809 with the name of San Fernando de la Florida Blanca later changed to just Florida.
Home of the famous Piedra Alta de la Florida, the place of the Declaration of Independence back in 1825, the city is also famous for San Cono's chapel, where multidudes gather every 3rd of June. There are many factories in Florida.

Florida is also host of the traditional Florida's Triathlon, one of the oldest triathlon events in the country.