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Castaño, José; Giménez, Agustín; Ceroni, Mauricio; Furest, José; Aunchayna, Rossina.
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1218:"86490: Mercedes (Uruguay)"
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1132:5 September
302:Population
203:Postal code
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1512:Categories
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1232:27 October
1222:ogimet.com
1102:References
1026:Source 2:
1018:Source 1:
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289:Population
250:department
166:Population
139:Department
1371:Capital:
1158:25 August
381:Río Negro
371:Geography
214:Dial plan
191:Time zone
92:33°15′0″S
1461:Palmitas
1456:Mercedes
1424:villages
1404:Palmitas
1374:Mercedes
1266:7 August
1013:2,577.6
923:Average
871:(47.81)
802:Average
517:(109.0)
512:(107.6)
507:(103.5)
467:(104.0)
462:(106.9)
457:(109.0)
364:Source:
237:Mercedes
95:58°2′0″W
70:Mercedes
23:Mercedes
1441:Dolores
1431:Cardona
1394:Dolores
1389:Cardona
1363:Uruguay
869:1,214.4
866:(5.18)
861:(3.81)
856:(4.76)
851:(3.09)
846:(2.78)
841:(2.41)
836:(2.68)
831:(3.11)
826:(4.60)
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787:(32.7)
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582:(86.0)
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492:(91.9)
487:(86.9)
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395:Climate
377:Route 2
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350:42,032
342:39,320
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326:34,518
318:31,325
310:15,667
273:History
258:Uruguay
254:Soriano
224:Climate
181:Demonym
158:Founded
152:Soriano
132:Uruguay
120:Country
1490:Sights
1226:OGIMET
1202:16 May
1180:16 May
1077:Sports
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1007:262.0
1004:224.8
1001:200.6
998:188.7
995:160.1
992:139.3
989:168.3
986:180.2
983:244.4
980:243.6
977:293.0
408:Month
266:rambla
174:41,974
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1446:Egaña
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864:131.5
854:120.9
824:116.9
819:134.2
814:123.8
809:133.1
447:Year
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1301:2021
1268:2023
1234:2021
1204:2023
1182:2023
1160:2012
1134:2012
1028:NOAA
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849:78.5
844:70.7
839:61.1
834:68.0
829:78.9
795:−8.2
780:−3.5
775:−5.6
770:−5.0
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550:17.3
545:20.3
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455:42.8
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307:1908
299:Year
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