Soriano Department

Soriano is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes.

Population and Demographics

As of the census of 2004, there were 84,563 people and 26,105 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.

*Population growth rate: 0.062% (2004)
*Birth rate: 17.65 births/1,000 people (2004)
*Death rate: 9.62 deaths/1,000 people
*Average age: 31.3 (30.4 males, 32.2 females)
*Life expectancy at birth (2004):

Noted local person

* Juan Idiarte Borda, from Soriano, was President of Uruguay from 1894 to 1897

ee also

* Departments of Uruguay