Colonia Department
Colonia is a
departamento in southwestern
Uruguay. Its capital is
Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second oldest city.It is the region where the main production of dairy products from
Uruguay is done. It's proximity to
Buenos Aires makes it themain entry point for tourists coming from
Argentina into
Uruguay.
As of the census of 2004, there were 119,266 people and 40,243 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males.
*Population growth rate: 0.448% (2004)
*Birth Rate: 15.05 births/1,000 people (2004)
*Death Rate: 9.97 deaths/1,000 people
*Average age: 33.5 (32.5 Males, 34.6 Females)
*Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
| total population: | 76.57 years |
| male: | 72.68 years |
| female: | 80.61 years
*Average Family Size: 2.19 children/woman
*Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 4,385.6 pesos/monthMain Urban Centres(Towns or cities with 1,000 or more inhabitants listed - data from the 2004 census, unless noted otherwise)
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