Municipality of La Floresta
Municipio de La Floresta | |
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Municipality of La Floresta | |
Coordinates: 34°42′S 55°42′W / 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 | |
• 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.
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.
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.
Its area is 65.5 km². The census localities that make it up, had a population of 7,310 inhabitants, in 2011.