Places in Uruguay
Facts and figures about Uruguay at a glance
Uruguay is a sovereign country on the continent of South America. Uruguay covers a total area of 176,220.0 km2 and has a population of approximately 3,449,299 people.The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo (Montevideo) with a population of 1,270,737 people.
| Country | Code | Area | Population | P/km2 |
| Uruguay | UY | 176,220.0 km2 | 3,449,299 people | 19.6 |
| Population density | |
| 19.6 p/km2 (very low) |
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| Name | Official name | Code | Status | Regions | Capital | Continent |
| Uruguay | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | UY | Sovereign country | 19 | Montevideo Montevideo | South America |
Time in Uruguay
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 10:30pm (22:30h) | No | Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 10:30pm (22:30h) | UTC -3.0 | America/Montevideo |
Currency in Uruguay
| Currency | Abbreviation |
| Peso | UYU |
Languages in Uruguay
| Languages |
| Spanish |
Neighbouring countries of Uruguay
| Neighbouring countries |
| Argentina, Brazil Show neighbouring countries of Uruguay in map. |
Telecommunication in Uruguay
| International calling code | Internet top level domain (TLD) |
| +598 | .uy |
Latitude & Longitude of Uruguay
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 33°00'00.0"S (-33.0000000°) | 56°00'00.0"W (-56.0000000°) |
Regions in Uruguay
| Regions |
| There are 19 primary administrative regions in Uruguay. Have a closer look at the regions in Uruguay. |
Largest places in Uruguay
There are 38 places in Uruguay with a population of more than 10,000 people.| Place | No | Population |
| Montevideo Montevideo | 1. | 1,270,737 |
| Salto Salto | 2. | 99,823 |
| Paysandu Paysandú | 3. | 73,249 |
| Las Piedras Las Piedras | 4. | 69,682 |
| Rivera Rivera | 5. | 64,631 |
| Maldonado Maldonado | 6. | 55,478 |
| Tacuarembo Tacuarembó | 7. | 51,854 |
| Melo Melo | 8. | 51,023 |
| Mercedes Mercedes | 9. | 42,359 |
| Artigas Artigas | 10. | 41,909 |
| Minas Minas | 11. | 38,025 |
| San Jose de Mayo San José de Mayo | 12. | 36,529 |
| Durazno Durazno | 13. | 33,926 |
| Florida Florida | 14. | 32,234 |
| Barros Blancos Barros Blancos | 15. | 31,650 |
| San Carlos San Carlos | 16. | 27,471 |
| Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres | 17. | 25,653 |
| Rocha Rocha | 18. | 25,515 |
| Pando Pando | 19. | 24,047 |
| Fray Bentos Fray Bentos | 20. | 23,279 |
| Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento | 21. | 21,714 |
| Trinidad Trinidad | 22. | 21,429 |
| La Paz La Paz | 23. | 19,913 |
| Canelones Canelones | 24. | 19,698 |
| Carmelo Carmelo | 25. | 18,041 |
| Delta del Tigre Delta del Tigre | 26. | 17,973 |
| Dolores Dolores | 27. | 17,174 |
| Young Young | 28. | 16,756 |
| Santa Lucia Santa Lucía | 29. | 16,438 |
| Progreso Progreso | 30. | 16,244 |
| Paso de Carrasco Paso de Carrasco | 31. | 15,393 |
| Rio Branco Río Branco | 32. | 14,604 |
| Paso de los Toros Paso de los Toros | 33. | 12,985 |
| Juan L. Lacaze Juan L. Lacaze | 34. | 12,816 |
| Bella Union Bella Unión | 35. | 12,200 |
| Libertad Libertad | 36. | 10,166 |
| Rosario Rosario | 37. | 10,085 |
| Nueva Helvecia Nueva Helvecia | 38. | 10,054 |
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