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.
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, and on 15 October 1963, it was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 13.167.
Population In 2011, Cardona had a population of 4,600. 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
Places of worship Parish Church of Our Lady of Luján and St. Elizabeth (Roman Catholic)
Government The city mayor as of July 2010 is Raúl Bertinat."MUNICIPIOS DE URUGUAY" at the Intendents' Congress website
Twin towns Cardona, Catalonia
References
External links
INE map of Cardona and Florencio Sánchez (Colonia)