SorianoDepartment | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Location of Soriano Department and its capital | |
| Coordinates (Mercedes):33°15′S58°2′W / 33.250°S 58.033°W /-33.250; -58.033 | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Established | 1816 |
| Capital of Department | Mercedes |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Guillermo Besozzi |
| • Ruling party | Partido Nacional |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,008 km2 (3,478 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 82,594 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sorianense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UYT) |
| ISO 3166 code | UY-SO |
| Website | soriano.gub.uy |
Soriano (Spanish pronunciation:[soˈɾjano]) is adepartment ofUruguay. Its capital isMercedes. It is located on the west of the country, south ofRío Negro Department, north ofColonia Department and west ofFlores Department. Its western border is theRío Uruguay, separating it fromArgentina.
In 1624, a Franciscan Mission established areduction 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 placeVilla Soriano was founded.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
| Ethnic groups in Soriano (2011 est.)[1] | ||||
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| Ethnic groups | Percent | |||
| White | 94.1% | |||
| Black | 3.2% | |||
| Indigenous | 4.0% | |||
| Asian | 0.3% | |||
| None/Other/Unspecified | 2.1% | |||
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.[2]
Demographic data for Soriano Department in 2010:
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| According to the 2011 census, Soriano department has a rural population of 6,612.[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33°31′0″S57°45′0″W / 33.51667°S 57.75000°W /-33.51667; -57.75000
Capital:Mercedes | ||
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