| Official Name: | Florencio Sánchez |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 3716 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -33.8833°N -57.3833°W |
| Elevation M: | 156 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 75204 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4536 (+4 digits) |
Florencio Sánchez is a small city of the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay, on the border with Soriano Department, and is a southern extension of the city Cardona of that department. It is named after the Uruguayan writer and politician Florencio Sánchez and is home to more than 3,700 people.
The city is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 12. Route 102 connects it with the city of Rosario, in the south, while the Route 2 leads to Mercedes and Fray Bentos, the capital cities of Soriano and Río Negro, respectively.[1] [2]
On 2 October 1929, this populated centre was given the status of "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley Nº 8.482. Until then it had been the head of the judicial section "Puntas de San Juan". Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.540 on 3 May 1984,[3] and finally to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.725 on 24 November 1995.
In 2011 Florencio Sánchez had a population of 3,716.[4]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 2,607 | |
| 1963 | 1,573 | |
| 1975 | 1,887 | |
| 1985 | 2,562 | |
| 1996 | 3,038 | |
| 2004 | 3,526 | |
| 2011 | 3,716 |