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The entry is geolocated on the map in SO.
Within Vinony's link graph, Mercedes is referenced by 124 other articles, and connects out to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Uruguay and time zone.
Vinony files it under 1788 establishments in the Spanish Empire, Populated places established in 1788 and Populated places in the Soriano Department.
Its subject is documented across 44 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mercedes
- Region
- Soriano
- Country
- Uruguay
- Population
- 42,359
- Timezone
- America/Montevideo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Uruguay
- Department
- Soriano
- Total
- 24.6 km (9.5 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 26 m (85 ft)
- Density
- 1,770/km (4,580/sq mi)
- Demonym
- mercedario-a
- Time zone
- UTC -3
- Dial plan
- +598 453 (+5 digits)
- Climate
- Cfa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Demonym
- mercedario
- Country
- Uruguay
- Located in
- Soriano Department
- Population
- 41974
- Area
- 24.60725
- Elevation
- 26
- Capital of
- Soriano Department
- Image
- Plaza Independencia. Mercedes.JPG
- Households
- 16818
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Mercedes
- topic's main category
- Category:Mercedes, Uruguay
- Commons category
- Mercedes, Uruguay
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Mercedes, Uruguay
- inception
- 1788-00-00
- postal code
- 75000
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Encyclopedic overview
Mercedes ( Spanish pronunciation: [meɾˈseðes]) is the capital and largest city of the department of Soriano in Uruguay. According to the census 2011, it is the tenth most populated city of the country.
Mercedes is an important centre of tourism, commerce and a commercial port. Its main industries are based on agriculture, dairy products, paper manufacturing and industrial activities. Its rambla (riverside promenade) is one of the widest in the country.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mercedes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.