Paysandú Department

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Statistics
Capital:	Paysandú
Area:	13.922 km²
Inhabitants:	113.244 (2004)
Pop. Density:	8.13 inh./km²
Demonym:	sanducero
Website:	paysandu.gub.uy (in Spanish)
ISO 3166-2:	UY-PA
Politics
Intendant:	Julio Pintos (FA)
Ruling party:	Frente Amplio
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Paysandú Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Paysandú. Paysandú is home to a large brewery and hosts an annual Semana de la Cerveza (Week of the Beer), a weeklong festival of music, arts, carnival type rides, and beer.

Population and demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 113,244 people and 33,691 households in the department. The average household size was 3.3. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males.

• Population growth rate: 0.466% (2004)
• Birth Rate: 18.55 births/1,000 people (2004)
• Death Rate: 8.59 deaths/1,000 people
• Average age: 29.8 (29.3 Males, 30.4 Females)
• Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):

total population:	75.89 years
male:	72.64 years
female:	79.27 years

• Average Family Size: 2.68 children/woman
• Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 3,690.1 pesos/month

Main urban centres

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

City/Town	Population
Gallinal	3,957 (1996)
Guichón	4,826 (1996)
Nuevo Paysandú	6,183 (1996)
Paysandú	84.162
Piedras Coloradas	1,104 (1996)
Quebracho	2,337 (1996)
San Félix	1,071 (1996)