Salto Department

Salto Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Salto.

Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 123,120 people

• Population growth rate: 0.970% (2004)
• Birth Rate: 20.49 births/1,000 people (2004)
• Death Rate: 7.96 deaths/1,000 people
• Average age: 27.2 (26.2 Males, 28.3 Females)
• Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
• Total population: 74.97 years
• Male: 71.73 years
• Female: 78.34 years
• Average Family Size: 2.81 children/woman
• Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,222.8 pesos/month

Main Urban Centres

(Towns or cities with 1,000 or more inhabitants listed - data from the 2004 census, unless noted otherwise)

Other important towns and villages

Mineral spas

• Termas del Daymán
• Termas del Arapey

Rural population

According to the 2004 census, Salto department has an additional rural poulation of 11,398.

Noted local individuals

• Rafael Addiego Bruno, President of Uruguay in 1985 as an interim measure, was born in Salto.
• Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez, Football player, Currently playing for SSC Napoli in Italy, born in Salto.

See also

• List of populated places in Uruguay#Salto Department

References

External links

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