Cerro Largo Department
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| Capital: | Melo |
| Area: | 13.648 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 86.564 (2004) |
| Pop. Density: | 6.34 inh./km² |
| Demonym: | arachán o cerrolarguense |
| Website: | cerrolargo.gub.uy (in Spanish) |
| ISO 3166-2: | UY-CL |
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| Intendente: | Ambrosio Barreiro (Partido Nacional) |
| Ruling party: | Partido Nacional |
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Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil war occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco party, precursor of the Partido Nacional.
[edit] Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 86,564 people and 28,140 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males.
- Population growth rate: 0.152% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 17.29 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 8.98 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 31.6 (31.1 Males, 32.2 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
| total population: | 74.45 years |
| male: | 70.30 years |
| female: | 78.77 years |
- Average Family Size: 2.58 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,208.5 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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| Aceguá | 1,493 |
| Fraile Muerto | 3,229 |
| Isidoro Noblia | 2,462 |
| Melo | 50,578 |
| Ramón Trigo | 1,964 (1996) |
| Río Branco | 13,456 |
| Tupambaé | 1,169 |
[edit] Prominent local people
- Aparicio Saravia was a prominent National (Blanco) Party leader, who died following the Battle of Masoller in 1904.
- Villanueva Saravia was a regional National (Blanco) Party leader.
- Rodolfo Nin Novoa has been Vice President of Uruguay since 2005.
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