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Soriano Department

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Country
  
Uruguay

Demonym(s)
  
Sorianense

ISO 3166 code
  
UY-SO

Capital of Department
  
Mercedes

Time zone
  
UYT (UTC-3)

Website
  
soriano.gub.uy

Soriano Department httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons11

Points of interest
  
Centro Histórico y Geográfic, Casas de Matosas, Museo "Mauá", Plaza Rivera, Playa de la Agraciada

Soriano is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes. It is located on the west of the country, south of Río Negro Department, north of Colonia Department and west of Flores Department. Its western border is the Río Uruguay, separating it from Argentina.

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Map of Soriano Department, Uruguay

History

In 1624, a Franciscan Mission established a reduction for the indigenous tribes of the area named Santo Domingo Soriano. In spite of interruptions in its existence, it is considered the earliest populated centre of the actual Uruguay. Eventually, in its place Villa Soriano was founded.

The first division of Uruguay in departments happened on 27 January 1816. At the time, eight departments were formed, with Soriano being one of them. When the first constitution was signed in 1830, Soriano Department was one of the nine original departments of the Republic.

Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2011, Soriano Department had a population of 82,592 (40.853 male and 41.742 female) and 32,075 households.

Demographic data for Florida Department in 2010:

  • Population growth rate: 0.558%
  • Birth rate: 16.60 births/1,000 people
  • Death rate: 9.41 deaths/1,000 people
  • Average age: 31.7 (30.8 male, 32.6 female)
  • Life expectancy at birth:
  • Total population: 76.32 years
  • Male: 73.47 years
  • Female: 79.26 years
  • Average per household income: 25,198 pesos/month
  • Urban per capita income: 9,648 pesos/month

    • 2010 Data Source:

    Noted locality

  • Agraciada Beach, a historically important location in Uruguay's past, associated with the Thirty-Three Orientals.

    • Noted local people

  • Juan Idiarte Borda, from Soriano, was President of Uruguay from 1894 to 1897
  • Tomás Gomensoro Albín, from Soriano, was President of Uruguay (interim) from 1872 to 1873

    • References

    Soriano Department Wikipedia
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