Florida Department

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Statistics
Capital: Florida
Area: 10,457 km²
Inhabitants: 68,636 (2004)
Pop. Density: 6.55 inh./km²
Demonym: floridense
Website: imf.gub.uy
(in Spanish)
ISO 3166-2: UY-FD
Politics
Intendant: Juan Giachetto
(FA)
Ruling party: Frente Amplio
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Departments of Uruguay: Florida

Florida is a department (departamento) of Uruguay.

[edit] Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males.

  • Population growth rate: 0.071% (2004)
  • Birth Rate: 14.53 births/1,000 people (2004)
  • Death Rate: 10.08 deaths/1,000 people
  • Average age: 33.2 (31.8 Males, 34.5 Females)
  • Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
total population: 76.24 years
male: 72.98 years
female: 79.63 years
  • Average Family Size: 2.17 children/woman
  • Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 5,207.6 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
Cardal 1,290
Casupá 2,668
Cerro Colorado 1,336
Florida 32,128
Fray Marcos 2,509
Nico Pérez 1,049
Sarandí Grande 6,362
25 de Agosto 1,794
25 de Mayo 1,845

Coordinates: 33°47′12″S, 55°49′48″W