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Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.
Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 86,564 people and 28,140 households in the department.
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Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.
History
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil war occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco party. This was the precursor of the Partido Nacional.
Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 86,564 people and 28,140 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males.
- Population growth rate: 0.152% (2004)
- Birth Rate: 17.29 births/1,000 people (2004)
- Death Rate: 8.98 deaths/1,000 people
- Average age: 31.6 (31.1 Males, 32.2 Females)
- Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
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|78.77 years
- Average Family Size: 2.58 children/woman
- Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,208.5 pesos/month
Main Urban Centres
(Towns or cities with 1,000 or more inhabitants listed - data from the 2004 census, unless noted otherwise)
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| Aceguá | 1,493 | | Fraile Muerto | 3,229 | | Isidoro Noblia | 2,462 | | Melo | 50,578 | | Ramón Trigo | 1,964 (1996) | | Rio Branco | 13,456 | | Tupambaé | 1,169 |
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