San José Department

San José Department
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Location of San José Department & its capital
Coordinates (San José de Mayo): 34°20′S 56°43′W / 34.333°S 56.717°W
Country	Uruguay
Capital of Department	San José de Mayo
Government
• Intendant	José Luis Falero
• Ruling party	Partido Nacional
Area
• Total	4,992 km^2 (1,927 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	108,309
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Maragato
Time zone	UYT (UTC-3)
ISO 3166 code	UY-SJ
Website	imsj.gub.uy

Map of San José Department

San José Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo. It borders Colonia Department to the west, Flores Department to the north and the departments of Florida, Canelones and Montevideo to the east. Its southern limits are described by its coastline on Rio de la Plata.

Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2011, San José Department had a population of 108,309 (53,998 male and 54,311 female) and 43,023 households.^[1]

Demographic data for San José Department in 2010:

• Population growth rate: 0.941%
• Birth Rate: 14.60 births/1,000 people
• Death Rate: 8.44 deaths/1,000 people
• Average age: 33.2 (32.1 male, 34.2 female)
• Life Expectancy at Birth:
  • Total population: 77.72 years
  • Male: 73.90 years
  • Female: 81.61 years
• Average per household income: 24,747 pesos/month
• Urban per capita income: 9,928 pesos/month

2010 Data Source:^[2]

Main Urban Centres

Population stated as per 2011 census.^[3]

City / Town	Population
San José de Mayo	36,743
Ciudad del Plata	31,145 (*)
Delta del Tigre y Villas*	20,239
Libertad	10,166
Playa Pascual*	6,870
Rodríguez	2,604
Ecilda Paullier	2,585
Santa Mónica*	1,662
Puntas de Valdez	1,491
Monte Grande*	1,287
Rafael Perazza	1,277
Safici*	1,087

* Places that have been integrated into Ciudad del Plata in 2006.

Other towns and villages

Population stated as per 2011 census.^[1]

Town / Village	Population
Ituzaingó	771
Raigón	738
Villa María	620
Capurro	517

Rural population

According to the 2011 census, San José department has an additional rural population of 16,471.

See also

• List of populated places in Uruguay#San José Department

References

1. "Censo 2011 - San José (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
2. "Uruguay en cifras" (PDF) (in Spanish). INE. 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
3. "Censos 2011 Cuadros San José". INE. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

External links

• INE map of San José Department
• San José Department, Enciclopedia Geográfica del Uruguay
• Junta Departamental de San José
• Nuestra Terra, Colección Los Departamentos, Vol.1 "San José"

Coordinates: 34°18′0″S 56°44′0″W / 34.30000°S 56.73333°W