Colonia Department
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| Capital: | Colonia |
| Area: | 6.106 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 119.266 (2004) |
| Pop. Density: | 19.53 inh./km² |
| Demonym:: | coloniense |
| Website: | colonia.gub.uy (in Spanish) |
| ISO 3166-2: | UY-CO |
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| Intendant: | Walter Zimmer (Partido Nacional) |
| Ruling party: | Partido Nacional |
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Colonia is a departamento in southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second oldest city. The region is the main producer of dairy products in Uruguay. It's proximity to Buenos Aires makes it the main entry point for tourists coming from Argentina into Uruguay, usually by crossing the Río de la Plata.
[edit] Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 119,266 people and 40,243 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males.
- Population growth rate: 0.448% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 15.05 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 9.97 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 33.5 (32.5 Males, 34.6 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
| total population: | 76.57 years |
| male: | 72.68 years |
| female: | 80.61 years |
- Average Family Size: 2.19 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 4,385.6 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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| Carmelo | 16,866 |
| Colonia del Sacramento | 21.714 |
| Colonia Valdense | 3,087 |
| Florencio Sánchez | 3,526 |
| Juan Lacaze | 13,196 |
| Nueva Helvecia | 10,002 |
| Nueva Palmira | 9,230 |
| Ombues de Lavalle | 3,451 |
| Rosario | 9,311 |
| Tarariras | 6,070 |
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