Uruguay consists o 19 depairtments (departamentos , singular – departamento ) (caipitals in parentheses):
Map of the departments of Uruguay in alphabetical order. 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. Population 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
First-level admeenistrative diveesions o Sooth American kintras
* Territories an aw in or commonly reckoned elsewhare in the Americas (North Americae).
Table o admeenistrative kintra subdiveesions bi kintra