Soriano Department
Encyclopedia
Soriano is a department
of Uruguay
. Its capital is Mercedes
.
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 Mercedes
Mercedes, Uruguay
Mercedes is the capital and largest city of the department of Soriano in Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 14, and is situated on the south bank of the Río Negro. Also Route 21 from Colonia del Sacramento of Colonia Department terminates in this city.Mercedes is an...
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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
Main urban centres
Population stated as per 2004 census.| City / Town | Population |
|---|---|
| Mercedes Mercedes, Uruguay Mercedes is the capital and largest city of the department of Soriano in Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 2 with Route 14, and is situated on the south bank of the Río Negro. Also Route 21 from Colonia del Sacramento of Colonia Department terminates in this city.Mercedes is an... |
42,032 |
| Dolores Dolores, Uruguay Dolores is a city in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. It is located in the west part of the department, on the south banks of Río San Salvador, about before it discharges into Río de la Plata. It is almost entirely surrounded by the populated rural area known as Chacras de Dolores. It... |
15,753 |
| Cardona Cardona, Uruguay Cardona is a city in the Soriano Department, in southwestern Uruguay. It is located on the border with Colonia Department and it forms a unified population centre together with Florencio Sánchez, which is across the border and belongs to Colonia Department... |
4,689 |
| Chacras de Dolores Chacras de Dolores Chacras de Dolores, which means "Ranches of Dolores", is a populated rural area almost entierly surrounding the city of Dolores in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. Its northern limit is the river Río San Salvador.-Population:... |
3,251 |
| José Enrique Rodó | 2,113 |
| Palmitas Palmitas Palmitas is a small town in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. It is located east of the intersection of Route 2 with Route 105, about southeast of the department capital city Mercedes. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 6 November 1953 by decree Ley No. 12.021... |
1,954 |
| Villa Soriano Villa Soriano Villa Soriano is a town in the Soriano Department of Uruguay. Historically, it was also known as Santo Domingo de Soriano. It is located on the northwest end of Route 96, on the south bank of the river Río Negro, before it discharges into Río Uruguay.... |
1,184 |
| Santa Catalina Santa Catalina, Uruguay Santa Catalina is a small town in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. It is located on Route 2, about northwest of Cardona and southeast of José Enrique Rodó. The railroad track Montevideo - Mercedes passes through the town.-Population:... |
1,053 |
Other towns and villages
| Town / Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Egaña Egaña Egaña is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. It is located off Ruta 3, at about northwest of José Enrique Rodó and southeast of Palmitas. The railroad track from Montevideo to Mercedes and further north passes through the village.... |
852 |
| Risso Risso, Uruguay Risso is a village or populated centre in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. It is located off Route 3, at about northwest of José Enrique Rodó and southeast of Palmitas.-Population:In 2004, Risso had a population of 666.... |
666 |
| Villa Darwin Villa Darwin Villa Darwin is a village or populated centre in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay. It is located into a road that splits off Route 14 in a northward direction east of Mercedes. The rural area it is in, is known as Sacachispas. Its nearest populated place is the village of Palmar in an... |
582 |
Rural population
According to the 2004 census, Soriano department has an additional rural poulation of 8,267.Noted locality
- Agraciada BeachAgraciada Beach-Location:It is situated on the eastern bank of the Uruguay River, within the Soriano Department, on the Uruguayan side of the river, opposite territory in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos.-Historical association:...
, a historically important location in UruguayUruguayUruguay ,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...
's past, associated with the Thirty-Three OrientalsThirty-Three OrientalsThe Treinta y Tres Orientales was a militant revolutionary group led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja against the Empire of Brazil. Their actions culminated in the foundation of modern Uruguay...
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Noted local people
- Juan Idiarte BordaJuan Idiarte BordaJuan Idiarte Borda was the 17th President of Uruguay. He is the last Uruguayan president to be assassinated.-Background:...
, from Soriano, was President of UruguayPresident of UruguayThe President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
from 1894 to 1897 - Tomás Gomensoro AlbínTomás Gomensoro Albín-Background:Born in Dolores, Soriano, he was a member of the Colorado Party .In March 1872, President of Uruguay Lorenzo Batlle stepped down from office.-President of Uruguay :...
, from Soriano, was President of UruguayPresident of UruguayThe President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
(interim) from 1872 to 1873