San José Department

Department of Uruguay

Place in Uruguay

San José Department

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Location of San José Department and its capital

Coordinates (San José de Mayo): 34°20′S 56°43′W﻿ / ﻿34.333°S 56.717°W﻿ / -34.333; -56.717
Country|  Uruguay
Established| 1816
Capital of Department| San José de Mayo
Government

• Intendant| Ana Bentaberri
• Ruling party| National Party
Area

• Total

| 4,992 km2 (1,927 sq mi)
Elevation

| 48 m (157 ft)
Population

(2023 census)

• Total

| 119,714
• Density| 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Demonym| Josefino-a
Time zone| UTC-3 (UYT)
Area code| 434
ISO 3166 code| UY-SJ
Website| imsj.gub.uy
Map of San José Department

San José Department (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse]) 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.

## Demographics

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Ethnic groups in San José (2011 est.)[1]

Ethnic groups |  | Percent
White |

| 93.0%
Black |

| 5.5%
Indigenous |

| 3.7%
Asian |

| 0.4%
None/Other/Unspecified |

| 3.1%

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.[2]

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:[3]

### Main urban centres

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Population stated as per 2011 census.[4]

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

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Population stated as per 2011 census.[2]

Town / Village | Population

|

Ituzaingó | 771
Raigón | 738
Villa María | 620
Capurro | 517

### Rural population

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

## See also

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* List of populated places in Uruguay#San José Department

## References

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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. ^ a b "Censo 2011 - San José (needs flash plugin)". INE. 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
3. ^ "Uruguay en cifras" (PDF) (in Spanish). INE. 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
4. ^ "Censos 2011 Cuadros San José". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to San José Department.

* 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"

34°18′0″S 56°44′0″W﻿ / ﻿34.30000°S 56.73333°W﻿ / -34.30000; -56.73333

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San José Department of Uruguay

Capital: San José de Mayo

Towns and
villages|

* Capurro
* Ciudad del Plata
* Colonia Delta
* Delta del Tigre y Villas*
* Ecilda Paullier
* Ituzaingó
* Kiyú
* Libertad
* Monte Grande
* Ordeig
* Playa Pascual*
* Puntas de Valdez
* Rafael Perazza
* Raigón
* Rodríguez
* Safici
* San José de Mayo
* Santa Mónica*
* Villa María*

Sights|

* parts of Ciudad del Plata as of 2006

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Coast of San José Department

Resorts
and
Landforms|

* Ciudad del Plata
* Playa Pasqual
*     * Punta del Tigre
* Barrancas de Mauricio
* Kiyú - Ordeig
*     * Punta de San Gregório
* Punta Jesús María
* Playa Sánchez
* Playa Arazatí
* Puerto Arazatí
* Bocas del Cufré
* Gran Playa Bocas del Cufré

Glossary
Playa = Beach
Puerto = Port
Punta (or Pta) = Point, Small Peninsula

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Departments of Uruguay

* Artigas
* Canelones
* Cerro Largo
* Colonia
* Durazno
* Flores
* Florida
* Lavalleja
* Maldonado
* Montevideo
* Paysandú
* Río Negro
* Rivera
* Rocha
* Salto
* San José
* Soriano
* Tacuarembó
* Treinta y Tres

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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