Rocha Department

Rocha Department
Rocha Department
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Location of Rocha within Rocha Department
	Coordinates (Rocha): 34°00′23″S 53°58′38″W / 34.00639°S 53.97722°WCoordinates: 34°00′23″S 53°58′38″W / 34.00639°S 53.97722°W
Country	Uruguay
Capital of Department	Rocha
	Government
• Intendant	Artigas Barrios
• Ruling party	Frente Amplio
	Area
• Total	10,551 km2 (4,073.8 sq mi)
	Population (2004 census)
• Total	69,937
• Density	6.6/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Rochense
Time zone	UYT (UTC-3)
ISO 3166 code	UY-RO
Website	www.rocha.gub.uy

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Rocha is a department in the east of Uruguay. It has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa. Rocha is well known for its beach towns (like Punta del Diablo or La Esmeralda) which swell during the summer holidays. Inland the primary economy of Rocha is based on large cattle ranches.

[edit] Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 69,937 people^[1] and 24,834 households in the department. The average household size was 2.8. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.^[2]

Population growth rate: -0.028% (2004)
Birth Rate: 14.34 births/1,000 people (2004)
Death Rate: 10.63 deaths/1,000 people
Average age: 34.0 (32.8 Males, 35.0 Females)
Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
- Total population: 74.45 years
- Male: 69.86 years
- Female: 79.22 years
Average Family Size: 2.18 children/woman
Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 4,229.4 pesos/month