Veinticinco de Mayo is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.
The town is located on Route 76, east of its intersection with Route 77. The railroad track Montevideo - Florida passes through the village. The stream Arroyo Isla Mala, tributary of Arroyo Santa LucÃÂa Chico, flows along the west and north limits of the village, forming a lake or wetland to the east side of it.
Its original name was "Isla Mala" and it was recognized as a recently created populated centre by a decree of 1 September 1875. It was renamed to its present name and declared a "Pueblo" (village) on 17 July 1918 by the Act of Ley Nð 6.196. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 28 January 1985 by the Act of Ley Nð 15.706.
In 2011, Veinticinco de Mayo had a population of 1,852.
Source: Instituto Nacional de EstadÃÂstica de Uruguay