Rochea, a south-eastern department of Uruguay, on the Atlantic; hilly in the south, in the north a swamp. Area, 4280 sq. m.; pop. (1887) 18,494.
Rochea
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Rochea, a south-eastern department of Uruguay, on the Atlantic; hilly in the south, in the north a swamp. Area, 4280 sq. m.; pop. (1887) 18,494.