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San José de Mayo was founded on 1 July 1783. It had acquired "Villa" (town) status before the
Independence of Uruguay, which was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 12 July 1856 by the Act of Ley Nº 495. During the 19th century it became a commercial and cultural centre, known as "Montevideo chico"
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Besides being the administrative capital of the department, the city is an active regional commercial and financial centre. Its economy is linked mainly to
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and impermeabilization of the local land surfaces has made San José de Mayo more prone to flooding over the 1987–2017 period.
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ranching, and it is an agro-industrial centre for dairy products, packing houses, mills, and chemicals.
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The city is located at the centre of the state, on the intersection of
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In 2011 San José de Mayo had a population of 36,743.
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