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Florida is a city in Uruguay. Its population according to the 2004 census was 32,128. It is the capital of the Uruguayan department of Florida, in the south of the country. Florida Department's population is 68.636. Half of the population lives in the Capital of the department. The city was founded on 24 April 1809 with this name, Florida, in honor of the count of Floridablanca, the prime minister of the Spanish crown. Home of the famous Piedra Alta de la Florida, the place of the Declaration of Independence in 1825, the city is also famous for San Cono's chapel, where multitudes gather every 3 June. Each year on April 24 the City celebrates their founder (James Florida). There are many factories in Florida. Florida is also host of the traditional Florida's Triathlon, one of the oldest triathlon events in the country.