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Rocha Department is a region located in the eastern part of Uruguay along the Atlantic coast. It matters because it is one of Uruguay's administrative divisions and includes important coastal areas and natural features that are significant to the country's geography and economy.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- department of Uruguay
- Country
- Uruguay
- Located in
- Uruguay
- Capital
- Rocha
- Population
- 80710
- Area
- 10551
- Elevation
- 123
- Shares border with
- Maldonado Department
- Image
- Wpolonio 2005 040.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rocha Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Rocha Department
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rocha Department
- inception
- 1880-07-07
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Encyclopedic overview
Rocha ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrotʃa]) is a department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, while to its northeast Laguna Merín forms part of its border with Brazil and at the south end of the lake it also borders the southernmost end of Brazil, with the city of Chuy "shared" between both countries, the border passing through its main commercial avenue.
Rocha has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa National Park. It is well known for its beach resorts, like Punta del Diablo or La Esmeralda, which swell with visitors during the summer holidays. Inland, the primary economy of Rocha is based on large cattle ranches.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rocha Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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