Departments of Uruguay
Uruguay has 19 departments. Each department has an Intendant (similar to a Governor in other countries) elected for a period of 5 years and who is in charge of the public businesses of the department. There is also a Departmental Council (Spanish: Junta Departamental).
| Code | Department | Capital | Population[1] (2011) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UY-AR | Artigas | Artigas | 73,378 | 11,928 | 6.2 |
| UY-CA | Canelones | Canelones | 520,187 | 4,536 | 114.7 |
| UY-CL | Cerro Largo | Melo | 84,698 | 13,648 | 6.2 |
| UY-CO | Colonia | Colonia del Sacramento | 123,203 | 6,106 | 20.2 |
| UY-DU | Durazno | Durazno | 57,088 | 11,643 | 4.9 |
| UY-FS | Flores | Trinidad | 25,050 | 5,144 | 4.9 |
| UY-FD | Florida | Florida | 67,048 | 10,417 | 6.4 |
| UY-LA | Lavalleja | Minas | 58,815 | 10,016 | 5.9 |
| UY-MA | Maldonado | Maldonado | 164,300 | 4,793 | 34.3 |
| UY-MO | Montevideo | Montevideo | 1,319,108 | 530 | 2,488.9 |
| UY-PA | Paysandú | Paysandú | 113,124 | 13,922 | 8.1 |
| UY-RN | Río Negro | Fray Bentos | 54,765 | 9,282 | 5.9 |
| UY-RV | Rivera | Rivera | 103,493 | 9,370 | 11.0 |
| UY-RO | Rocha | Rocha | 68,088 | 10,551 | 6.5 |
| UY-SA | Salto | Salto | 124,878 | 14,163 | 8.8 |
| UY-SJ | San José | San José de Mayo | 108,309 | 4,992 | 21.7 |
| UY-SO | Soriano | Mercedes | 82,595 | 9,008 | 9.2 |
| UY-TA | Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | 90,053 | 15,438 | 5.8 |
| UY-TT | Treinta y Tres | Treinta y Tres | 48,134 | 9,676 | 5.0 |
Departments Of Uruguay Media
Map of the departments of Uruguay.
Uruguay en 1830
Uruguay en 1837
Uruguay en 1856
Uruguay en 1880
Uruguay en 1884
Flag of Artigas Department
Flag of Canelones Department
Flag of Cerro Largo Department
Flag of Colonia Department
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Censos 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
Other websites
- Statoids - Departments of Uruguay