Cardona is a city in the Soriano Department, in southwestern Uruguay.

[citation needed] The city is located on the border with Colonia Department and it forms a unified population centre together with Florencio Sánchez, which is across the border and belongs to Colonia Department.

Bulevard Cardona - Florencio Sanchez, which runs parallel to the railroad tracks, separates the two parts.

On 18 April 1910, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 3.607.

On 12 June 1953, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley N° 11.946,[1] and on 15 October 1963, it was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley N° 13.167.