Durazno Department
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| Capital: | Durazno |
| Area: | 11.643 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 58.859 (2004) |
| Pop. Density: | 5.05 inh./km² |
| Demonym: | duraznense |
| Website: | durazno.gub.uy (in Spanish) |
| ISO 3166-2: | UY-DU |
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| Intendant: | Carmelo Vidalin (Partido Nacional) |
| Ruling party: | Partido Nacional |
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Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. The economy of Durazno largely depends on agriculture and agrotourism. The raising of sheep, and of cattle, both dairy and for beef are of great importance. The region is bounded to the north by the Río Negro River, and the Rio Yi River to the South.
[edit] Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 58,859 people and 17,779 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males.
- Population growth rate: 0.050% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 17.47 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 9.15 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 30.3 (29.8 Males, 31.0 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
| total population: | 75.81 years |
| male: | 72.20 years |
| female: | 79.56 years |
- Average Family Size: 2.63 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 5,199.6 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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| Blanquillo | 1,099 (1996) |
| Carlos Reyles | 1,089 (1996) |
| Cármen | 2.275 |
| Durazno | 30.529 |
| La Paloma | 1,374 (1996) |
| Santa Bernardina | 1,243 (1996) |
| Sarandí del Yí | 6.659 |
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