San Jose Department is one of the nineteen departments of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo. It covers about 4,992 square kilometres and had 108,309 residents at the census of 1 September 2011. San José was one of the nine original departments created by law on 27 August 1828. It later gave up territory twice: the Florida department was split from it on 10 July 1856, and the Flores department followed on 30 December 1885. Statoids also notes that the departments of Colonia, Flores, San José and Soriano appear to meet at a single point.
Facts
Area (sq km) Admission Year Sources
1. Departments of Uruguay (Statoids)
Departments table, San José
San José UY.SJ UY16 108,309 4,992 1,927 San José (de Mayo) 80
Change history, 1828-08-27
1828-08-27: Uruguay divided by law into nine departamentos (departments): Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandú, San José, and Soriano.
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Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in southeastern South America.
San José Department (Wikipedia)
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San José Department (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse]) is a department of Uruguay.
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