Depairtments o Uruguay

Uruguay consists o 19 depairtments (departamentos, singulardepartamento) (caipitals in parentheses):

 Artigas (Artigas). Formit in 1884 frae pairt o Salto Depairtment. The anerlie depairtment tae mairch baith Argentinae wastlins an Brazil noreastlins.
 Canelones (Canelones). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816. The oreeginal name wis Villa de Guadalupe Depairtment.
 Cerro Largo (Melo). Formit in 1821.
 Colonia (Colonia del Sacramento). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816.
 Durazno (Durazno). Formit in 1822. The oreeginal name wis Entre Ríos y Negro Department.
 Flores (Trinidad). Formit in 1885 frae pairt o San José Depairtment.
 Florida (Florida). Formit in 1856 frae pairt o San José Depairtment.
 Lavalleja (Minas).  Formed in 1837. Wis named Minas Department til 1927.
 Maldonado (Maldonado). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816. The oreeginal name wis San Fernando de Maldonado Depairtment.
 Montevideo (Montevideo). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816.
 Paysandú (Paysandú). Formit in 1820.
 Río Negro (Fray Bentos). Formit in 1868 frae pairts o Paysandú Depairtment.
 Rivera (Rivera). Formit in 1884 frae pairt o Tacuarembó Depairtment.
 Rocha (Rocha). Formit in 1880 frae pairt o Maldonado Depairtment.
 Salto (Salto). Formit in 1837.
 San José (San José de Mayo). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816.
 Soriano (Mercedes). Ane o the oreeginal 6 depairtments creatit in 1816. The oreeginal name wis Santo Domingo Soriano Depairtment.
 Tacuarembó (Tacuarembó). Formit in 1837; geographically the lairgest o the Uruguayan Depairtments.
 Treinta y Tres (Treinta y Tres). Formit in 1884 frae pairts o Cerro Largo Depairtment an Lavalleja Depairtment. 'Treinta y Tres' is Spainyie for 'Thirty-Three'. The depairtment is namit efter 33 19t century patriots honoured bi Uruguayans.

 Populations an auuries 
Population statit as per 2004 Census.
 Depairtment Auriekm²  Population  Densitie Caipital Artigas 11,928  79,317  6.65  Artigas Canelones  4,536 509,095  112.23  Canelones Cerro Largo 13,648  89,383  6.55  Melo Colonia  6,106 120,855  10.79  Colonia del Sacramento Durazno 11,643  60,926  5.23  Durazno Flores  5,144  25,609  4.98  Trinidad Florida 10,417  69,968  6.72  Florida Lavalleja 10,016  61,883  6.18  Minas Maldonado  4,793 147,391  30.75  Maldonado Montevideo 530  1,342,474  2,533  Montevideo Paysandú 13,922 115,623  8.31  Paysandú Río Negro  9,282  55,657  6.00  Fray Bentos Rivera  9,370 109,267  11.66  Rivera Rocha 10,551  70,614  6.69  Rocha Salto 14,163 126,745  8.95  Salto San José  4,992 107,644  21.56  San José de Mayo Soriano  9,008  87,073  9.67  Mercedes Tacuarembó 15,438  94,613  6.13  Tacuarembó Treinta y Tres  9,676  49,769  5.14  Treinta y Tres

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ISO 3166-2:UY


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