Tacuarembó Department
Encyclopedia
Tacuarembó is the largest department
of Uruguay
. Its capital is Tacuarembó
.
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 Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits...
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Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 90,489 people and 28,054 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.- Population growth rate: -0.029% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 18.36 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 9.00 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 29.7 (28.3 Males, 31.1 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
- Total population: 74.35
- Male: 70.33
- Female: 78.52
- Average Family Size: 2.74 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,594.8 pesos/month
Main Urban Centres
Numbers of population as per 2004 census.| City / Town | Population |
|---|---|
| Tacuarembó Tacuarembó Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits... |
51,224 |
| Paso de los Toros Paso de los Toros Paso de los Toros is a Uruguayan commercial line of carbonated soft drinks named after the Uruguayan city Paso de los Toros. Originally produced by a local company, it is currently manufactured by Pepsi... |
13,231 |
| San Gregorio de Polanco San Gregorio de Polanco San Gregorio del Polanco is a small town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on a peninsula on the north shore of the artificial lake Lago Rincón del Bonete and along Route 43, about south of the department capital city of Tacuarembó... |
3,673 |
| Ansina Ansina Ansina is a town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 26 with Route 44, on the east bank of Tacuarembó River. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" category on 5 October 1950 by decree Ley No. 11.530, and then to "Villa" category on 3 May... |
2,790 |
| Curtina Curtina Curtina is a small town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on Route 5, about south of the city of Tacuarembó. The Arroyo Malo passes by the south side of the town. It contains a church called Capilla Santa Teresita.... |
1,029 |
Other towns and villages
| City / Town | Population |
|---|---|
| Las Toscas Las Toscas, Tacuarembó Las Toscas is a village or populated centre in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on Route 26, about northwest of its intersection with Route 6 and about southeast of Ansina... |
781 |
| Achar Achar, Uruguay Achar is a small town in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on Route 43, east of Route 5, on the intersection with the railroad track. It obtained "Town" status on 21 August 1936 by decree Ley No. 9.587.-Population:... |
780 |
| Tambores Tambores Tambores is a small town partly in the Paysandú Department and partly in the Tacuarembó Department of western Uruguay. It is located on both sides of the interdepartmental road which forms the border between the two departments, south of its intersection with Route 26, which lies southwest of... |
540 |
| Paso Bonilla Paso Bonilla Paso Bonilla is a village or populated centre in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located on the junction of Route 5 with Route 59, about south of the department capital city Tacuarembó... |
445 |
| Paso del Cerro Paso del Cerro Paso del Cerro is a village or populated centre in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay. It is located near the border with Rivera Department, about in a westward direction along a road that splits from the intersection of Route 5 with Route 29, northeast of the department... |
310 |
Rural population
According to the 2004 census, Tacuarembó department has an additional rural poulation of 14,097.See also
- List of populated places in Uruguay#Tacuarembó Department
- Carlos Gardel#Birthplace controversy
- Cerro BatovíCerro BatovíCerro Batoví is a hill in Uruguay, with an altitude of 224 metres . It is situated 25 km away from the city of Tacuarembó.-Location and features:...