Depairtments o Uruguay
Uruguay consists o 19 depairtments (departamentos, singular – departamento) (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
eeditPopulation statit as per 2004 Census.
| Depairtment | Aurie km² |
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 |