page_title: Lavalleja Department
section_title: Population and demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Lavalleja Department / Population and demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Lavalleja Department, Uruguay.
context_page_description: Lavalleja is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and to the west to Florida.
  The department is named in honor of Brigadier Juan Antonio Lavalleja, who had distinguished military and political action in the country's independence.
context_section_description: At the 2011 census, Lavalleja Department had a population of 58,815 (28,793 male and 30,022 female) and 27,644 households.
  Demographic data for Florida Department in 2010:
  Population growth rate: 0.085%
  Birth Rate: 13.29 births/1,000 people
  Death Rate: 10.23 deaths/1,000 people
  Average age: 35.6 (34.4 male, 37.0 female)
  Life Expectancy at Birth:
  Total population: 77.47 years
  Male: 73.59 years
  Female: 81.26 years
  Average per household income: 23,999 pesos/month
  Urban per capita income: 9,986 pesos/month
  2010 Data Source:
  Rural population
  According to the 2011 census, Lavalleja department has a rural population of 6,070.
caption: Topographic map of Lavalleja Department showing main populated places and roads
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