| Official Name: | Dr. Francisco Soca |
| Other Name: | Soca |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canelones Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1797 |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.6833°N -55.7°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 91006 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 437 (+5 digits) |
Dr. Francisco Soca or Soca is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Soca is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
It is located on the intersection of the old Route 8 (a crescent off the actual Route 8 that runs at this point to its south) with Route 34 to La Floresta. The stream Arroyo Mosquitos flows along the north and the west limits of the town.
On 20 September 1877 the "Pueblo" (village) named Mosquitos was founded here. It was also known as "Santo Tomás de Aquino". It was renamed to "Soca" on 18 April 1928 by the Act of Ley Nº 8.204. On 23 September 1971, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.022.[1]
According to the 2011 census, Dr. Francisco Soca had a population of 1,797.[2] In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 3,829 for the municipality during the elections.[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 4,523 | |
| 1963 | 1,516 | |
| 1975 | 1,397 | |
| 1985 | 1,667 | |
| 1996 | 1,764 | |
| 2004 | 1,742 | |
| 2011 | 1,797 |