Salto Department () is a department of the northwestern region of

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. It has an area of about and a population of about 136,197. Its capital is the city of Salto. It borders

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to its north, Paysandú Department to its south, the departments of Rivera and

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to its east and has the Río Uruguay flowing at its west, separating it from

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History

The first division of the Republic in six departments happened on 27 January 1816. Two more departments were formed later in that year. At the time, Paysandú Department included all the territory north of the Río Negro, which included the actual departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 June 1837 a new division of Uruguay was made and the department of Salto was created including the actual

. Its final borders were defined on 1 October 1884, when the Artigas Department was separated from Salto by the Act of Ley Nº 1854.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Salto Department had a population of 124,878 (61,071 male and 63,807 female) and 42,486 households. Demographic data for Salto Department in 2010: *Population growth rate: 0.552% *Birth Rate: 17.32 births/1,000 people *Death Rate: 8.26 deaths/1,000 people *Average age: 29.0 (27.6 male, 30.3 female) *Life Expectancy at Birth: **Total population: 75.03 years **Male: 72.07 years **Female: 78.20 years *Average per household income: 23,390 pesos/month *Urban per capita income: 8,409 pesos/month ''2010 Data Source:''

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Government

The executive power is exercised by the Intendencia Municipal de Salto. The Intendant is elected every five years with the possibility of reelection. The following Municipalities have been formed in Salto Department: * Constitución * Belén * Rincón de Valentín * Colonia Lavalleja *

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* Mataojo

Tourism

There are Mineral spas at Termas del Daymán and Termas del Arapey. The displays in Museo del Hombre y la Tecnología demonstrate man's interaction with technology.

Notable people

* Horacio Quiroga (1878-1937) storyteller, playwright and poet. Famous for his work Tales ''of Love, Madness, and Death''. He commit suicide by drinking a glass of cyanide in a Buenos Aires' Hospital by the age of 58 years old. * * Irineo Leguisamo, one of the foremost South American jockeys of the 20th century *

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in 1985 as an interim measure, born in Salto. * Edinson Cavani, Football player, The second top goalscorer of

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. * *

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, Football player. The top goalscorer of

References

External links

INE map of Salto DepartmentNuestra Terra, Colección Los Departamentos, Vol.8 "Salto"
{{Authority control Departments of Uruguay States and territories established in 1837 1837 establishments in Uruguay