Municipality of La Floresta

Municipality of La Floresta

Municipio de La Floresta
Municipality of La Floresta Municipio de La Floresta
Municipality
	Municipality of La Floresta
	Location of the municipality of La Floresta within the department of Canelones and Uruguay.
	Coordinates: 34.7°S 55.7°W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Founded	15 March 2010
Seat	La Floresta
Government
• Mayor	Duilio Erramouspe (FA)
Area
• Total	65.5 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	7,310
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3
Constituencies	CLB, CLC

The municipality of La Floresta is one of the municipalities of Canelones Department, Uruguay, established on 15 March 2010. Its seat is the city of La Floresta.

History

The municipality was created by the provision of Law No. 18653 of 15 March 2010, as part of Canelones Department, and it includes the CLB and CLC constituencies.[2][3]

Location

The municipality lies at the southeast side of the Canelones Department. The main activity of the municipality is tourism, as it is made up of a chain of spas on the Río de la Plata.[4]

Its area is 65.5 km².[5] The census localities that make it up, had a population of 7,310 inhabitants, in 2011.[1]

Localities

References

"La Floresta" (in Spanish). Uruguay Territory Observatory, Office of Planning and Budget. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
"Ley 18.653". Poder Legislativo. Montevideo. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
"Decreto Nº 76" (PDF). Junta Departamental de Canelones. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
"Municipio de La Floresta". Comuna Canaria. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
Intendencia de Canelones. "Municipios de Canelones, Base de Datos". Archived from the original (zip) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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[PerfilOD-1] "La Floresta" (in Spanish). Uruguay Territory Observatory, Office of Planning and Budget. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[2] "Ley 18.653". Poder Legislativo. Montevideo. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[3] "Decreto Nº 76" (PDF). Junta Departamental de Canelones. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[MUNLAFLOR-4] "Municipio de La Floresta". Comuna Canaria. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[5] Intendencia de Canelones. "Municipios de Canelones, Base de Datos". Archived from the original (zip) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.