Montevideo Department
Encyclopedia
Montevideo is a department
(departamento) of Uruguay
.
It is by far the smallest one in area, and the most populated as well. It contains the city of Montevideo
, capital of Uruguay
. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns within its limits, e.g. Santiago Vázquez near the border with San José
, which serve mostly as satellite towns, and have still not merged with the rest of the city.
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...
(departamento) 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...
.
It is by far the smallest one in area, and the most populated as well. It contains the city of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, capital 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...
. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns within its limits, e.g. Santiago Vázquez near the border with San José
San José Department
San José Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 103,104 people and 33,063 households in the department. The average household size was 3.0...
, which serve mostly as satellite towns, and have still not merged with the rest of the city.
Government
The Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo is charged with the executive funcions of the Department, while the legislative functions are exercised by the Junta Departamental de Montevideo.Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 1,325,968 people and 456,587 households in the department. The average household size was 2.9. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males.- Population growth rate: 0.047% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 14.40 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 10.35 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 33.8 (31.2 Males, 36.5 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
- Total population: 75.28 years
- Male: 71.28 years
- Female: 79.44 years
- Average Family Size: 1.91 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 19,858.7 pesos/month (29,860.1 pesos/month at 2011. GDP (PPP) per capitaGross domestic productGross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living....
USD 17,916 at 2011).
Main Urban Centres
Population stated as per 2004 census.| City / Town | Population |
|---|---|
| Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
1,269,552 |
| Pajas Blancas Casabó Casabó - Pajas Blancas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Paso de la Arena to the north and northwest, with La Paloma - Tomkinson to the northeast, with Villa del Cerro to the east and is delimited by the Río de la Plata to the south.-Casabó:Casabó is the western extension... |
1,976 |
| Santiago Vázquez Santiago Vázquez, Montevideo Santiago Vázquez is a town at the western limits of Montevideo Department in Uruguay. It is part of the barrio of Montevideo called Paso de la Arena, but its populations is counted separately from that of the city.... |
1,482 |
| Abayubá Colón Sudeste Colón Sudeste - Abayubá is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Lezica - Melilla and Colón Centro y Noroeste to the west, Canelones Department to the northwest and north, Manga - Toledo Chico to the east, and Peñarol - Lavalleja to the south.Pueblo Abayubá is a town belonging to the... |
924 |