Flores Department
Flores is a department of Uruguay, positioned in the southwest of the central part of the country. Its capital is Trinidad. It borders Rivera 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 Rivera and Treinta y Tres.
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