Colonia, Uruguay

Colonia is one of 19 primary administrative regions in Uruguay with a population of approximately 119,249 people.

Facts and figures on Colonia at a glance

Region name: Colonia (Departamento de Colonia)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 119,249 people
Country: Uruguay
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Colonia (Departamento de Colonia) is located in the regional capital Colonia del Sacramento (Colonia del Sacramento) with a population of 21,714 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Colonia's regional capital Colonia del Sacramento to Uruguay's capital Montevideo (Montevideo) is approximately 159 km (99 mi).

Facts and figures about Colonia
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Colonia Departamento de Colonia119,249 peopleColonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento21,714 people

Compare with other regions in Uruguay.

Map of Colonia

Map of Colonia

Information on Colonia

Information on Colonia
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Colonia Departamento de ColoniaColonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento9UruguaySouth America

Time in Colonia

Time in Colonia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 1:03am (01:03h)NoSat, 27 Apr 2024 - 1:03am (01:03h)UTC -3.0America/Montevideo

Geographic coordinates of Colonia

Latitude & Longitude of Colonia
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map34°10'00.0"S (-34.1666700°)57°40'00.0"W (-57.6666700°)

Subregions in Colonia

There are 9 administrative subregions in Colonia.
Subregions in Colonia
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Carmelo Carmelo1.---
Colonia Valdense Colonia Valdense2.---
Florencio Sanchez Florencio Sanchez3.---
Juan Lacaze Juan Lacaze4.---
Nueva Helvecia Nueva Helvecia5.---
Nueva Palmira Nueva Palmira6.---
Ombues De Lavalle Ombues De Lavalle7.---
Rosario Rosario8.---
Tarariras Tarariras9.---

External sources of information on Colonia

Colonia on Wikipedia