Rocha Department
Flag of Rocha Department
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Coat of arms of Rocha Department
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Rocha Department is located in Uruguay
Rocha Department
Location of Rocha Department and its capital
Coordinates (Rocha): 34°29′0″S 54°21′0″W / 34.48333°S 54.35000°W / -34.48333; -54.35000
Country Uruguay
Capital of DepartmentRocha
Government
 • IntendantAlejo Umpiérrez
 • Ruling partyPartido Nacional
Area
 • Total10,551 km2 (4,074 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total68,088
 • Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
DemonymRochense
Time zoneUTC-3 (UYT)
ISO 3166 codeUY-RO
Websitewww.rocha.gub.uy

Rocha (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrotʃa]) is a department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, while to its northeast Laguna Merín forms part of its border with Brazil and at the south end of the lake it also borders the southernmost end of Brazil, with the city of Chuy "shared" between both countries, the border passing through its main commercial avenue.

Rocha has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa National Park. It is well known for its beach resorts, like Punta del Diablo or La Esmeralda, which swell with visitors during the summer holidays. Inland, the primary economy of Rocha is based on large cattle ranches.

History

On 7 July 1880, the department of Rocha was formed from territory that had belonged to the department of Maldonado since the first division of the Republic in departments in 1819.

Population and Demographics

Ethnic groups in Rocha (2011 est.)[1]
Ethnic groups Percent
White
 
 91.5%
Black
 
 7.0%
Indigenous
 
 4.6%
Asian
 
 0.3%
None/Other/Unspecified
 
 2.8%
Topographic map of Rocha Department showing main populated places and roads

As of the census of 2011, Rocha Department had a population of 68,088 (33,269 male and 34,819 female) and 46,071 households.[2]

Demographic data for Rocha Department in 2010:

  • Population growth rate: -0.082%
  • Birth Rate: 14.04 births/1,000 people
  • Death Rate: 10.44 deaths/1,000 people
  • Average age: 35.0 (34.0 male, 36.0 female)
  • Life Expectancy at Birth:
    • Total population: 75.82 years
    • Male: 72.17 years
    • Female: 79.43 years
  • Average per household income: 19,978 pesos/month
  • Urban per capita income: 8,635 pesos/month

2010 Data Source:[3]

Main Urban Centres

Population stated as per 2011 census. [4]

City / TownPopulation
Rocha25,422
Chuy9,675
Castillos7,541
Lascano7,645
La Paloma3,495
Cebollatí1,609
La Aguada y Costa Azul1,090
Velázquez1,022

Other towns and villages

Population stated as per 2011 census.[2]

Town / VillagePopulation
18 de Julio977
Punta del Diablo823
San Luis al Medio598
La Coronilla510
Puimayen505

Rural population

According to the 2011 census, Rocha department has an additional rural population of 4,146.

La Paloma, Rocha

In literature

Rocha department features in Carlos Maria Dominguez's 2004 novel Casa de Papel (trs English, 2005, The House of Paper). The narrator visits the ruins of a house of books ergo, 'house of paper', which had been built and then destroyed by an obsessive book collector on the sand spit separating Rocha lagoon from the ocean.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Población por sexo y ascendencia étnico racial, según departamento" (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Censos 2011 Rocha (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Uruguay en cifras" (PDF) (in Spanish). INE. 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Censos 2011 Cuadros Rocha". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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