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.
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.
ClimateEdit
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.[1]
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation and sun 1991–2020)[3]
HistoryEdit
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.[4]
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.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (Roman Catholic)
St. Conus Chapel in Florida, a very popular Roman Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary[7]
ReferencesEdit
^ abdiaria, la (2022-01-14). "Ola de calor: Florida registró un récord histórico de temperatura". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
^"Estadísticas climatológicas" (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional de Meteorología. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^. World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ ab"Statistics of urban localities (1908–2004)" (PDF). INE. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^. INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^"Florida y Paraguay fortalecen hermanamiento con Asunción y buscan nuevos acuerdos entre gobernaciones y municipios". diariocambios.com.uy (in Spanish). Diario Cambios Uruguay. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
^"Sanctuaries in Uruguay" (in Spanish). Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ciudad de Florida.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Florida (city, Uruguay).
Centro Comercial e Industrial de Florida
October 17, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Florida Uruguay news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Florida Spanish pronunciation floˈɾida 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 FloridaCapital cityPlaza Asamblea amp Cathedral of FloridaFloridaLocation in UruguayCoordinates 34 06 S 56 13 W 34 100 S 56 217 W 34 100 56 217Country UruguayDepartmentFloridaFounded1809Population 2011 Census Total33 639Postal code94000Dial plan 598 435 5 digits ClimateCfa Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 History 3 Population 4 Economic activity and noted events 5 Sister city 6 Places of worship 7 References 8 External linksGeography EditIt is located on Route 5 around 90 kilometres 56 mi north of Montevideo The stream Arroyo Santa Lucia Chico flows along the east and south limits of the city Climate Edit On 14 January 2022 Florida recorded a temperature of 44 0 C 111 2 F which is the joint highest temperature along with Paysandu to have ever been recorded in Uruguay 1 Climate data for Florida Uruguay 1991 2020 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord 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 Average high 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 Average low 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 85Mean 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 1Source 1 Instituto Uruguayo de Metereologia 2 1 Source 2 NOAA precipitation and sun 1991 2020 3 History EditThe 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 4 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 EditIn 2020 Florida had a population of 99 564 5 Year Population1908 10 6061963 20 9341975 25 3741985 28 4431996 31 5942004 32 1282011 33 639Source Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Uruguay 4 Economic activity and noted events EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sister city EditFlorida has one sister city nbsp Asuncion Paraguay 6 Places of worship EditCathedral Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty Three Roman Catholic St Joseph Parish Church Roman Catholic St Therese of Lisieux Parish Church Roman Catholic St Conus Chapel in Florida a very popular Roman Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary 7 References Edit a b diaria la 2022 01 14 Ola de calor Florida registro un record historico de temperatura la diaria in Spanish Retrieved 2022 01 16 Estadisticas climatologicas in Spanish Direccion Nacional de Meteorologia Retrieved 7 August 2023 Florida Climate Normals 1991 2020 World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals 1991 2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archived from the original on 7 August 2023 Retrieved 7 August 2023 a b Statistics of urban localities 1908 2004 PDF INE 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 2009 11 13 Retrieved 3 September 2012 Censos 2011 Cuadros Florida INE 2012 Archived from the original on 10 October 2012 Retrieved 25 August 2012 Florida y Paraguay fortalecen hermanamiento con Asuncion y buscan nuevos acuerdos entre gobernaciones y municipios diariocambios com uy in Spanish Diario Cambios Uruguay 2011 06 23 Retrieved 2021 12 17 Sanctuaries in Uruguay in Spanish Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay Retrieved 1 May 2013 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ciudad de Florida nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Florida city Uruguay INE map of Ciudad de Florida Centro Comercial e Industrial de Florida Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florida Uruguay amp oldid 1174648461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
