Tacuarembó Department

Template:Infobox Uruguayan Department Tacuarembó is the largest department of Uruguay. Its capital is Tacuarembó.

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	51,224
Paso de los Toros	13,231
San Gregorio de Polanco	3,673
Ansina	2,790
Curtina	1,029

Other towns and villages

City / Town	Population
Las Toscas	781
Achar	780
Tambores	540
Paso Bonilla	445
Paso del Cerro	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 Batoví

External links

• IMT
• INE map of Tacuarembó Department