Английская Википедия:Cardona, Uruguay

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Шаблон:Infobox settlement Cardona is a city in the Soriano Department, in southwestern Uruguay. The main square of the city is Plaza Artigas, featuring a monument to General Artigas.Шаблон:Cn

Geography

The city is located on the border with Colonia Department and it forms a unified population centre together with Florencio Sánchez, which is across the border and belongs to Colonia Department. Bulevard Cardona - Florencio Sanchez, which runs parallel to the railroad tracks, separates the two parts.

History

Cardona was founded on 17 October 1903. On 18 April 1910, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.607. At the time the area it was in was called "La Lata del Perdido" and the village had previously been the head of the judicial section of "Perdido". On 12 June 1953, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley N° 11.946,[1] and on 15 October 1963, it was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 13.167.[2]

Population

In 2011, Cardona had a population of 4,600.[3]

Year Population
1908 2,231
1963 4,110
1975 4,104
1985 3,822
1996 4,579
2004 4,689
2011 4,600

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[4]

Places of worship

Government

The city mayor as of July 2010 is Raúl Bertinat.[5]

Twin towns

References

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External links

Шаблон:Soriano Department Шаблон:Authority control


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