Salto Department

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Statistics
Capital: Salto
Area: 14.163 km²
Inhabitants: 123.120 (2004)
Pop. Density: 8.69 inh./km²
Demonym: salteño
Website: salto.gub.uy
(in Spanish)
ISO 3166-2: UY-SA
Politics
Intendant: Ramón Fonticiella
(FA)
Ruling party: Frente Amplio
Map
Departments of Uruguay: Salto

Salto Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Salto.

[edit] Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 123,120 people and 34,441 households in the department. The average household size was 3.5. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males.

  • Population growth rate: 0.970% (2004)
  • Birth Rate: 20.49 births/1,000 people (2004)
  • Death Rate: 7.96 deaths/1,000 people
  • Average age: 27.2 (26.2 Males, 28.3 Females)
  • Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
total population: 74.97 years
male: 71.73 years
female: 78.34 years
  • Average Family Size: 2.81 children/woman
  • Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,222.8 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
Belén 2,057
Constitución 2,803
Salto 93,417


Departments of Uruguay Flag of Uruguay
Artigas | Canelones | Cerro Largo | Colonia | Durazno | Flores | Florida | Lavalleja | Maldonado | Montevideo | Paysandú | Río Negro | Rivera | Rocha | Salto | San José | Soriano | Tacuarembó | Treinta y Tres

Coordinates: 31°18′57″S, 57°02′12″W