Lavalleja Department
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| Capital: | Minas |
| Area: | 10.016 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 60.925 (2004) |
| Pop. Density: | 6.08 inh./km² |
| Demonym: | serrano |
| Website: | lavalleja.gub.uy (in Spanish) |
| ISO 3166-2: | UY-LA |
| Politics | |
| Intendant: | Herman Vergara (FA) |
| Ruling party: | Frente Amplio |
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Lavalleja Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. The second city is José Pedro Varela.
[edit] Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 60,925 people and 20,737 households in the department. The average household size was 2.9. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males.
- Population growth rate: -0.157% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 14.57 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 10.49 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 34.8 (33.5 Males, 36.1 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
| total population: | 76.01 years |
| male: | 71.87 years |
| female: | 80.31 years |
- Average Family Size: 2.31 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 4,316.8 pesos/month
[edit] Main Urban Centres
(Towns or cities with 1,000 or more inhabitants listed - data from the 2004 census, unless noted otherwise)
| City/Town | Population |
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| José Batlle y Ordoñez | 2.424 |
| José Pedro Varela | 5,332 |
| Mariscala | 1,674 |
| Minas | 37,925 |
| Solís de Mataojo | 2,676 |
| Departments of Uruguay |  |
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| Artigas | Canelones | Cerro Largo | Colonia | Durazno | Flores | Florida | Lavalleja | Maldonado | Montevideo | Paysandú | Río Negro | Rivera | Rocha | Salto | San José | Soriano | Tacuarembó | Treinta y Tres |
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