Salto Depairtment

Salto Depairtment is a depairtment o the northwastren region o Uruguay. It haes an aurie o 14,163 km² (5,468 sq mi) an a population o 124,878. Its caipital is the ceety o Salto. It borders Artigas Depairtment tae its north, Paysandú Depairtment tae its sooth, the depairtments o Rivera an Tacuarembó tae its east an haes the Río Uruguay flowin at its wast, separatin it frae Argentinae.

Salto Depairtment
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Kintra	Uruguay
Caipital o Depairtment	Salto
Govrenment
• Intendant	Germán Coutinho
• Rulin pairty	Partido Colorado
Area
• Total	14,163 km2 (5,468 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	124,878
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UYT)
ISO 3166 code	UY-SA
Website	salto.gub.uy

History

The first diveesion o the Republic in sax depairtments happened on 27 Januar 1816. Twa mair depairtments wur formit later in that year. At the time, Paysandú Depairtment includit aw the territory north o the Río Negro, which includit the actual depairtments o Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 Juin 1837 a new diveesion o Uruguay wis made an the depairtment o Salto wis creatit includin the actual Artigas Depairtment. Its feenal borders wur defined on 1 October 1884, whan the Artigas Depairtment wis separatit frae Salto bi the Act o Ley Nº 1854.

Population an demographics

As o the 2011 census, Salto Depairtment haed a population o 124,878 (61,071 male an 63,807 female) an 42,486 hoosehaulds.

Demografic data for Florida Depairtment in 2010:

• Population growthe rate: 0.552%
• Birth Rate: 17.32 births/1,000 fowk
• Daith Rate: 8.26 daiths/1,000 fowk
• Average age: 29.0 (27.6 male, 30.3 female)
• Life Expectancy at Birth:
  • Total population: 75.03 year
  • Male: 72.07 year
  • Female: 78.20 year
• Average per hoosehauld income: 23,390 pesos/month
• Urban per caipita income: 8,409 pesos/month

2010 Data Source:

Main Urban Centres	Ither touns an veelages
Population gien according to the 2011 census.
Ceety / Toun Population Salto 104,028 Constitución 2,762 Belén 1,926 Colonia Lavalleja (Migliaro+Lluveras) 956 (733+223) San Antonio 877	Toun / Veelage Population Colonia 18 de Julio 750 Albisu 544 Rincón de Valentín 481 Colonia Itapebí 460 Termas del Daymán 356 Garibaldi 354 Biassini 345
Rural population
Accordin tae the preliminar results o the 2011 census, Salto depairtment haes a landwart population o 7,849.

Map o the depairtment

Topografic map o Salto Depairtment showin main populatit places an roads

Govrenment

The executive pouer is exercisit bi the Intendencia Municipal de Salto. The Intendant is electit ivery five year wi the possibility o reelection.

The follaein municipalities hae been formit in Salto Depairtment:

• Constitución
• Belén
• Mataojo
• Rincón de Valentín
• Colonia Lavalleja
• San Antonio

Tourism

There are Mineral spas at Termas del Daymán an Termas del Arapey. The displays in Museo del Hombre y la Tecnología demonstrate man's interaction wi technologie.

See an aw

• Leet o populatit places in Uruguay#Salto Depairtment

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  Detailed map o Salto Depairtment (800x525px)
  showin maist populatit places an seicontar roads.
  See full size version in Commons.

Freemit airtins

• INE map o Salto Depairtment Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine