Florida, Uruguay

Florida
Capital city
Plaza Asamblea & Cathedral of Florida
Plaza Asamblea & Cathedral of Florida
Florida is located in Uruguay
Florida
Florida
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°06′S 56°13′W / 34.100°S 56.217°W / -34.100; -56.217
Country Uruguay
DepartmentFlorida Department Florida
Founded1809
Population
(2011 Census)
 • Total33,639
Postal code
94000
Dial plan+598 435 (+5 digits)
ClimateCfa

Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is the capital of Florida Department of Uruguay. Having a population of over 33,000, it is home to almost half of the inhabitants of the department.

Geography

It is located on Route 5, around 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Montevideo.

The stream Arroyo Santa Lucía Chico flows along the east and south limits of the city.

Climate

On 14 January 2022, Florida recorded a temperature of 44.0 °C (111.2 °F), which is the joint highest temperature (along with Paysandú) to have ever been recorded in Uruguay.

Climate data for Florida, Uruguay (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 44.0
(111.2)
39.2
(102.6)
36.2
(97.2)
36.0
(96.8)
32.3
(90.1)
28.6
(83.5)
32.0
(89.6)
33.5
(92.3)
33.4
(92.1)
33.2
(91.8)
38.4
(101.1)
41.0
(105.8)
44.0
(111.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
28.9
(84.0)
27.1
(80.8)
23.3
(73.9)
19.4
(66.9)
16.0
(60.8)
15.2
(59.4)
17.5
(63.5)
19.1
(66.4)
22.1
(71.8)
25.4
(77.7)
28.5
(83.3)
22.7
(72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
22.6
(72.7)
20.9
(69.6)
17.2
(63.0)
13.8
(56.8)
10.8
(51.4)
10.0
(50.0)
11.8
(53.2)
13.4
(56.1)
16.2
(61.2)
18.8
(65.8)
21.6
(70.9)
16.6
(61.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
16.3
(61.3)
14.5
(58.1)
11.3
(52.3)
8.1
(46.6)
5.6
(42.1)
4.9
(40.8)
6.1
(43.0)
7.5
(45.5)
10.3
(50.5)
12.3
(54.1)
14.6
(58.3)
10.6
(51.1)
Record low °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
6.0
(42.8)
3.2
(37.8)
−1.0
(30.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
−8.5
(16.7)
−7.4
(18.7)
−4.5
(23.9)
−3.0
(26.6)
−1.5
(29.3)
0.4
(32.7)
3.0
(37.4)
−8.5
(16.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104.7
(4.12)
110.1
(4.33)
115.9
(4.56)
114.0
(4.49)
98.0
(3.86)
97.7
(3.85)
93.6
(3.69)
89.1
(3.51)
110.1
(4.33)
118.9
(4.68)
99.2
(3.91)
106.5
(4.19)
1,257.8
(49.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 85
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.6 241.1 227.0 177.0 154.0 130.9 141.8 165.6 180.3 210.7 257.1 279.0 2,450.1
Source 1: Instituto Uruguayo de Metereología
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation and sun 1991–2020)

History

The city was founded on 24 April 1809 with this name, Florida, in honor of the count of Floridablanca, the prime minister of the Spanish crown. It had acquired the status of "Villa" (town) before the Independence of Uruguay. On 10 July 1856, it became capital city of the department by the Act of Ley Nº 493 and on 19 April 1894 its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 2.258.

It is home of the famous Piedra Alta de la Florida, the place of the Declaration of Independence in 1825. The city is also famous for San Cono's chapel, where multitudes gather every 3 June.

An important building is the Cathedral of Florida, which is the National Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three.

Population

In 2020, Florida had a population of 99,564.

Year Population
1908 10,606
1963 20,934
1975 25,374
1985 28,443
1996 31,594
2004 32,128
2011 33,639

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Economic activity and noted events

Sister city

Florida has one sister city:

Places of worship


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