Montevideo Department

Montevideo (Spanish pronunciation: [monteβiˈðeo]) is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the department is covered by the capital city, there are still smaller towns within its limits.

Montevideo Department
Coat of arms of Montevideo Department
Coat of arms
Montevideo Department is located in Uruguay
Montevideo Department
Location of Montevideo Department and its capital
Coordinates (Montevideo (km.0)): 34°54′21.4″S 56°11′29.6″W
Country Uruguay
Established1816
Capital of DepartmentMontevideo (km.0)
Government
 • IntendantCarolina Cosse
 • Ruling partyBroad Front
Area
 • Total530 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total1,680,108
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
DemonymMontevideano
Time zoneUTC-3 (UYT)
ISO 3166 codeUY-MO
Websitemontevideo.gub.uy

History

Montevideo Department was one of the first departments created in the current territory of Uruguay, then Provincia Oriental. It was created on 27 January 1816 by Montevideo Cabildo's decree and approved by José Artigas on next 3 February, at the same time Maldonado, Soriano, Canelones, San José and Colonia departments were being created. This decree mentioned about its territory that it comprised "beyond the Capital's wall until the Peñarol line".[1] This administrative subdivision Montevideo Department was part of, stayed with some differences performed during the Portuguese and Brazilian domain of the province as Cisplatina Province.[2][3]

After the Oriental Province obtained its independence as Uruguay, the first Constitution drafted by the Constitutional Assembly was sworn, and its first article confirmed the existing nine departments, among them Montevideo.[4] Years later, the General Assembly passed the Law no. 84 of 7 April 1835, with the power granted by article 17 part 9 of the Constitution (currently article 85), by which reinstated "to Montevideo Department the borders it was assigned during the original creation of departments".[5] This law was further regulated by the decree of 28 August 1835, where it precisely defined where were the borders of Montevideo: the Santa Lucía river from its estuary in River Plate to the convergence with Las Piedras stream, and following this stream until its source at the Pereira hills. There, the border continues through the turn of the hills until the source of Toledo stream, and from there goes through the Toledo stream until the confluence with the Carrasco shoal (in the middle of Carrasco wetlands) and from there going through Carrasco stream until its mouth to the River Plate.[6]

Government

The Intendencia Departamental de Montevideo is charged with the executive functions of the Department, while the legislative functions are exercised by the Junta Departamental de Montevideo.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Montevideo Department has a population of 1,319,108 (613,990 male and 705,014 female) and 520,538 households.[7] There are also 186,835 business premises.[8]

  • Population growth rate: -2.566% (2011 preliminary)
  • Birth Rate: 14.40 births/1,000 people (2004)
  • Death Rate: 10.35 deaths/1,000 people (2004)
  • Average age: 33.8 (31.2 Males, 36.5 Females) (2004)
  • Life Expectancy at Birth (2004):
    • Total population: 75.28 years
    • Male: 71.28 years
    • Female: 79.44 years
  • Average Family Size: 1.91 children/woman (2004)
  • Urban per capita income (cities of 5,000 inhabitants or more): 19,858.7 pesos/month (2004)

Main Urban Centers

During the 2004 census the following urban centers had been counted:[9]

City / TownPopulation
Montevideo1,680,552
Pajas Blancas1,976
Santiago Vázquez1,482
Abayubá924

The census of 2011 has counted a population of 1,684,554 for the whole of Montevideo. Separate numbers have been provided for each of the 8 new divisions of the department called Municipios (Municipalities).

Rural population

According to the 2011 census, Montevideo Department has a rural population of 14,026.

References
  1. Comisión Nacional Archivo Artigas, ed. (1987). "N° 223. El Cabildo de Montevideo a José Artigas. Manifiesta que para proceder a la elección de los ayuntamientos y jueces de la campaña, atendiendo a sus instrucciones, se ha dividido la Provincia en seis cantones o departamentos..." (PDF). Archivo Artigas (in Spanish). 21: 190–191.
  2. Yagüe, J. L.; Díaz-Puente, J. M. (2008). "Tres siglos de planificación regional en Uruguay: lecciones de experiencia para afrontar los retos de desarrollo en el siglo XXI". Estudios Geográficos (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. 69 (264): 250. doi:10.3989/egeogr.2008.i264.85.
  3. Delgado-Fabre, Santiago (2020). "Pueblos y organización departamental en la Provincia Cisplatina. El cabildo de Maldonado, 1822" (PDF). HiSTOReLo. Revista de Historia Regional y Local (in Spanish). 12 (23): 199. doi:10.15446/historelo.v12n23.76565. S2CID 213866298.
  4. Martins, Daniel Hugo (November 2015). "Antecedentes históricos de la República Oriental del Uruguay". Revista de Derecho Público (in Spanish). Fundación de Cultura Universitaria (48).
  5. Armand Ugón, E.; Cerdeiras Alonso, J. C.; Arcos Ferrand, L.; Goldaracena, C., eds. (1930). "Ley N° 84". Compilación de leyes y decretos (in Spanish). 2: 18–19.
  6. Armand Ugón, E.; Cerdeiras Alonso, J. C.; Arcos Ferrand, L.; Goldaracena, C., eds. (1930). "Reglamentación de la Ley N° 84". Compilación de leyes y decretos (in Spanish). 2: 64–65.
  7. "Censos 2011 Montevideo". INE. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. "Censos 2011". INE. December 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  9. 2004 "Censos 2004 Cuadro 7_03". INE. 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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