Rivera Department
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| Capital: | Rivera |
| Area: | 9.370 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 104.921 (2004) |
| Pop. Density: | 11.20 inh./km² |
| Demonym: | riverense |
| Website: | rivera.gub.uy (in Spanish) |
| ISO 3166-2: | UY-RV |
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| Intendant: | Tabaré Viera (Partido Colorado) |
| Ruling party: | Partido Colorado |
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Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.
[edit] Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 104,921 people and 32,391 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males.
- Population growth rate: 0.610% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 17.94 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 8.45 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 29.6 (28.1 Males, 30.9 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
| total population: | 74.12 years |
| male: | 70.04 years |
| female: | 78.37 years |
- Average Family Size: 2.56 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,214.7 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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| La Pedrera | 2,432 (1996) |
| Mandubí | 3,607 (1996) |
| Minas de Corrales | 2.934 |
| Rivera | 63.365 |
| Santa Teresa | 1,793 (1996) |
| Tranqueras | 5.842 |
| Vichadero | 3,343 (1996) |
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