Florida is a department

Department (subnational entity)

Department is the name given to the administrative and political subdivisions of many countries.As a territorial unit, "department" was first used by the French Revolutionary governments, apparently to emphasize that each territory was simply an administrative sub-division of the united sovereign...

 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 of is Florida

Florida, Uruguay

Florida is the capital of Florida Department of Uruguay. It is located on Route 5, around north of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Santa Lucía Chico flows along the east and south limits of the city...

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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: 59 births/1,000 people (2004)
• Death Rate: 10.08 deaths/1,000 people
• Average age: 65(31.8 Males, 34.5 Females)
• Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
  • Total population: 76.24 years
  • Male: 72.98 years
  • Female: 96 years
• Average Family Size: 2.17 children/woman
• Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 5,207.6 pesos/month

Main Urban Centres

Population stated as per 2004 census.

City / Town	Population
Florida Florida, Uruguay Florida is the capital of Florida Department of Uruguay. It is located on Route 5, around north of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Santa Lucía Chico flows along the east and south limits of the city...	32,128
Sarandí Grande Sarandí Grande Sarandí Grande is a city in the north of the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 5 with Route 42, about from Montevideo, north-northwest of Florida, the capital city of the department, and south-southeast of Durazno, the capital city of the Durazno...	6,362
Casupá Casupá Casupá is a villa in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located on Route 7, around northeast of Montevideo. It was elevated to the category of "Villa" on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No. 12.297.-Population:...	2,668
Fray Marcos Fray Marcos Fray Marcos is a villa in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located very close to the Santa Lucía River, on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No...	2,509
Veinticinco de Mayo Veinticinco de Mayo, Uruguay Veinticinco de Mayo, mostly written 25 de Mayo, is a village in the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on Route 76, east of its intersection with Route 77. The railroad track Montevideo - Florida passes through the village...	1,845
Veinticinco de Agosto Veinticinco de Agosto Veinticinco de Agosto, mostly written 25 de Agosto, is a village or populated centre in the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on Route 77, about northeast of its intersection with Route 11...	1,794
Cerro Colorado Cerro Colorado, Uruguay Cerro Colorado is a village in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located on Route 7, about northeast of Montevideo.-Population:In 2004 it had a population of 1,336.Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay...	1,336
Cardal Cardal, Uruguay Cardal is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located on Route 77 between the towns of Independencia and 25 de Mayo, about north of Veinticinco de Agosto and 30 km south of Florida capital city....	1,290
Nico Pérez Nico Pérez Nico Pérez is a small town in the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the border with Lavalleja Department, joint with the town José Batlle y Ordoñez of that department. They are separated partly by Ruta 7 and partly by the railroad tracks...	1,049

Other towns and villages

Town / Village	Population
Capilla del Sauce Capilla del Sauce Capilla del Sauce is a villa in the north part of Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 190 of Route 6, about south of Sarandí del Yí of Durazno Department. Its status was elevated to "Villa" category on 5 July 1956 by decree Ley No...	877
Mendoza Chico Mendoza Chico Mendoza Chico is a village or populated centre in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located on Ruta 5, north of Mendoza Grande and south of Florida.-Population:In 2004 it had a population of 776....	776
Mendoza Mendoza, Florida Mendoza, or Mendoza Grande, is a village or populated centre in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. It is located on Ruta 5, south of Mendoza Chico and south of Florida...	745
La Cruz La Cruz, Florida La Cruz is the smallest city of Uruguay. It is located in the centre of Florida Department, on the east side of Ruta 5, northwest of Florida, in an area known as Santa Teresa. Its status was elevated to "City" category on 23 November 1929 by decree Ley No...	726
Chamizo Chamizo Chamizo is a small town in the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 94, about from the centre of Montevideo. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 21 November 1931 by decree Ley No...	587
Cerro Chato Cerro Chato Cerro Chato is a town of central Uruguay, which is divided in three parts belonging to Durazno Department, Florida Department and Treinta y Tres Department respectively. It lies along Route 7, northeast by road from Valentines and southwest of Santa Clara de Olimar. Its status was elevated to...	518
Independencia	454

Rural population

According to the 2004 census, Florida department has an additional rural poulation of 10,900.

External links

• photo impressions of Florida Department
• INE map of Florida Department