Florida Department

This article is about Uruguayan Department of Florida. For other uses, see Florida (disambiguation).

Florida Department
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Florida Department
Location of Florida within Florida Department
Coordinates (Florida): 33°47′12″S 55°49′48″W
Country	Uruguay
Capital of Department	Florida
Government
• Intendant	Carlos Enciso
• Ruling party	Partido Nacional
Area
• Total	10,457 km2 (4,037 sq mi)
Population (2004 census)
• Total	68,636
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Demonym	Floridense
Time zone	UYT (UTC-3)
ISO 3166 code	UY-FD
Website	www.imf.gub.uy

Florida is a department of Uruguay. Its capital of is Florida.

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	32,128
Sarandí Grande	6,362
Casupá	2,668
Fray Marcos	2,509
Veinticinco de Mayo	1,845
Veinticinco de Agosto	1,794
Cerro Colorado	1,336
Cardal	1,290
Nico Pérez	1,049

Other towns and villages

Town / Village	Population
Capilla del Sauce	877
Mendoza Chico	776
Mendoza	745
La Cruz	726
Chamizo	587
Cerro Chato	518
Independencia	454

Rural population

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

Historic Estancia, Southern Departamento Florida

See also

• List of populated places in Uruguay#Florida Department

External links

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