Paysandú Department

The Paysandú department () is a department of Uruguay. The capital is the city of Paysandú.

Its ISO 3166-2 code  is UY-PA.

Geography
340px|thumb|left|Map of Paysandú
The Paysandú department is in the western part of Uruguay, along the Uruguay river. It has an area of , the third largest department in the country, after the Tacuarembó and Salto departments. The population is 113,124 inhabitants (2011 census) for a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

There are two chains of low hills in the department. These chains of low and rounded hills are named cuchillas in the country. The two cuchillas in the department are cuchilla de Queguay to the northwest, and cuchilla de Haedo to the southeast.

There is one protected area in the department: Montes del Queguay (); it is around the confluence of the Queguay Grande and Queguay Chico rivers.

Limits

Rivers
The main rivers in the department are:
 Uruguay, to the west and that forms the border with Argentina; and
 Queguay Grande, a tributary of the Uruguay river that flows through the department from East to West.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate in Paysandú is a "Humid subtropical climate" and of the subtype Cfa.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Paysandú is . The month with the most precipitation on average is March with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is May with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Paysandú is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of .

Demographics
The inhabitants of the Paysandú department (and of the city of Paysandú) are known, in Spanish, as Sanduceros.

Evolution of the population in Paysandú

Rural population
According to the 2011 census, the Paysandú department has a rural population of 4,364.

Main towns

 City / Town  Population(2011) Paysandú  76,412 Nuevo Paysandú  8,578 Guichón  5,039 Chacras de Paysandú  3,965 Quebracho  2,853 San Félix  1,718 Porvenir  1,159 Tambores  1,111 Piedras Coloradas  1,094

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Related pages
 Departments of Uruguay
 ISO 3166-2:UY

References

Other websites

 Intendencia Departamental de Paysandú website  
 Statoids - Departments of Uruguay
 Enciclopedia Geográfica del Uruguay: Paysandú 

Paysandu
Category:19th-century establishments in Uruguay
Category:1810s establishments in South America