Soriano Department
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Capital: | Mercedes |
Area: | 9,008 km² |
Inhabitants: | 84,563 (2004) |
Pop. Density: | 9.39 inh./km² |
Demonym: | sorianense |
Website: | soriano.gub.uy |
ISO 3166-2: | UY-SO |
Politics | |
Intendant: | Guillermo Besozzi (Partido Nacional) |
Ruling party: | Partido Nacional |
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Soriano is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes.
[edit] Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 84,563 people and 26,105 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.
- Population growth rate: 0.062% (2004)
- Birth rate: 17.65 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death rate: 9.62 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 31.3 (30.4 males, 32.2 females)
- Life expectancy at birth (2004):
total population: | 75.36 years |
male: | 71.78 years |
female: | 79.09 years |
- Average family size: 2.60 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 4,484.8 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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Cardona | 4,584 |
Chacras de Dolores | 2,337 (1996) |
Dolores | 14,764 |
José Enrique Rodo | 1,853 (1996) |
Mercedes | 39,320 (1996) |
Palmitas | 1,774 (1996) |
Villa Soriano | 1,074 (1996) |
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