Tacuarembó Department

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Statistics
Capital: Tacuarembó
Area: 15.438 km²
Inhabitants: 90.489 (2004)
Pop. Density: 5.86 inh./km²
Demonym: tacuaremboense
Website: imtacuarembo.gub.uy
ISO 3166-2: UY-TA
Politics
Intendant: Wilson Ezquerra
(Partido Nacional)
Ruling party: Partido Nacional
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Departments of Uruguay: Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Tacuarembó.

[edit] Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 90,489 people and 28,054 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.

  • Population growth rate: -0.029% (2004)
  • Birth Rate: 18.36 births/1,000 people (2004)
  • Death Rate: 9.00 deaths/1,000 people
  • Average age: 29.7 (28.3 Males, 31.1 Females)
  • Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
total population: 74.35 years
male: 70.33 years
female: 78.52 years
  • Average Family Size: 2.74 children/woman
  • Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,594.8 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
Ansina 1,930 (1996)
Paso Bonilla 1,000 (1996)
Paso de los Toros 13,459
San Gregorio del Polanco 3,096
Tacuarembó 42,580
Tambores 1,479 (1996)



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