Veinticinco de Agosto, mostly written 25 de Agosto, is a small town in the Florida Department of central Uruguay.
It is located on Route 77, about northeast of its intersection with Route 11. The railroad track from Montevideo splits here in two tracks, one towards Salto and one towards Florida, the capital of the department.
The river RÃÂo Santa LucÃÂa flows along the east limits of the village.
It was recognized as a recently created populated centre by a decree of 1 September 1875 and on 29 April 1912, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nú 3.965. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nú 12.297 on 5 July 1956.
In 2011, Veinticinco de Agosto had a population of 1,849.
Source: Instituto Nacional de EstadÃÂstica de Uruguay