Flores Department

Flores Department
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Location of Flores Department and its capital
Coordinates (Trinidad): 33°32′S 56°53′W / 33.533°S 56.883°W / -33.533; -56.883
Country	Uruguay
Capital of Department	Trinidad
Government
• Intendant	Armando Castaingdebat
• Ruling party	Partido Nacional
Area
• Total	5,144 km2 (1,986 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	25,050
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym	Poronguero
Time zone	UTC-3 (UYT)
ISO 3166 code	UY-FS
Website	www.imflores.gub.uy

Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfloɾes]) is a department of Uruguay, positioned in the southwest of the central part of the country. Its capital is Trinidad. It borders Durazno Department to the north and east, Florida Department to the southeast, San José Department to the south and Soriano Department to the west. Its density of population was the lowest during the 2011 census, closely followed by the departments of Durazno and Treinta y Tres.^[1]