Cerro Largo Department
Encyclopedia
Cerro Largo Department is a department
of Uruguay
. Its capital is Melo
.
occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco
party. This was the precursor of the Partido Nacional
.
Departments of Uruguay
||Uruguay consists of 19 departments :# Artigas . Formed in 1884 from part of Salto Department. The only department to border both Argentina in the west and Brazil in the north and east.# Canelones . One of the original 6 departments created in 1816...
of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. Its capital is Melo
Melo
Melo is the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay. It is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 8, south of Aceguá and the border with Brazil. Other primary roads to the city are Route 26 and Route 44. The stream Arroyo...
.
History
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil warCivil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state....
occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco
Blanco
Blanco is an adjective often used in surnames.It may refer to:-General:*Eduardo Blanco , multiple people with the name*Francisco Manuel Blanco, botanist*Griselda Blanco, United States drug lord...
party. This was the precursor of the Partido Nacional
National Party (Uruguay)
The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
.
Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 86,564 people and 28,140 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males.- Population growth rate: 0.152% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 17.29 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 8.98 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 31.6 (31.1 Males, 32.2 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
- Total population: 74.45 years
- Male: 70.30 years
- Female: 78.77 years
- Average Family Size: 2.58 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,208.5 pesos/month
Main Urban Centres
Population stated as per 2004 census.| City / Town | Population |
|---|---|
| Melo | 50,578 |
| Río Branco Río Branco, Uruguay Río Branco is a city in the Cerro Largo Department of northeastern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Brazil, at the east end of Route 26, about east-southeast of the department capital city of Melo... |
13,456 |
| Fraile Muerto Fraile Muerto Fraile Muerto is a villa in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 7, around west-southwest of Melo.-Population:In 2004 it had a population of 3,229.Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay... |
3,229 |
| Isidoro Noblía Isidoro Noblía Isidoro Noblía is a small town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 8, south of Aceguá on the border with Brazil and north of the city of Melo. It was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 15 November 1963 by decree Ley No... |
2,462 |
| Aceguá Aceguá, Uruguay Aceguá, Uruguay is the Uruguayan part of a town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 8, on the border with Brazil... |
1,493 |
| Tupambaé Tupambaé Tupambaé is a village in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Treinta y Tres Department, on Km. 334 of Route 7, about southwest of Melo. The railroad track Montevideo - Melo pass through the south part of the village... |
1,169 |
Other towns and villages
| Town / Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Hipódromo Hipódromo Hipódromo is a barrio of Melo, the capital of Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on Route 7, west of the city. The stream Arroyo Conventos flows between this barrio and the city... |
480 |
| Plácido Rosas Plácido Rosas Plácido Rosas is a village or populated centre in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on the north bank of Río Tacuarí, near the bridge Paso del Dragóneast, over which Route 18 crosses the river... |
459 |
| Barrio López Benítez Barrio López Benítez Barrio López Benítez is a small western suburb of the city of Melo in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay. It is located on Ruta 26, about west of the barrio Hipódromo and west of the city... |
413 |
| Barrio La Vinchuca | 355 |
| Lago Merín Lago Merín Lago Merín is a village and resort on the coast of Lake Merín, in the Cerro Largo Department of Uruguay. It is located near the borders with Brazil, north of the mouth of the stream Arroyo Tres Islas, southeast of the city of Río Branco... |
327 |
Rural population
According to the 2004 census, Cerro Largo department has an additional rural poulation of 10,481.Prominent local people
- Aparicio SaraviaAparicio SaraviaAparicio Saravia da Rosa was a Uruguayan politician and military leader...
was a prominent NationalNational Party (Uruguay)The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
(Blanco) Party leader, who died following the Battle of MasollerBattle of MasollerThe Battle of Masoller, which occurred on September 1, 1904, was the final battle of the intermittent Uruguayan Civil War which marked much of 19th century Uruguay, resulting in the victory of the Colorado forces.-Location and historical background:...
in 1904. - Villanueva SaraviaVillanueva Saravia-Background:He was the great-great-grandson of Aparicio Saravia, the prominent Uruguayan National Party and Civil War leader, who died following the Battle of Masoller in 1904, and who had a strong following in Cerro Largo....
was a regional NationalNational Party (Uruguay)The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
(Blanco) Party leader. - Rodolfo Nin NovoaRodolfo Nin NovoaRodolfo Nin Novoa is the former Vice President of Uruguay, he is the leader of Progressive Alliance.-Background:He was born in mixed Armenian- Spanish family. Having originally received a traditional, Roman Catholic education, Nin was a member of the National Party and mayor in his department ....
has been Vice President of UruguayVice President of Uruguay-List of Vice Presidents of Uruguay:Parties: Colorado Party, National Party, Frente Amplio-History of the office:The office of Vice President of Uruguay dates from 1934 ....
since 2005.