Regions in Uruguay

Uruguay is made up of 19 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Uruguay. Information on all primary administrative regions in Uruguay.

Please click on a region name for more information on this region.

You can sort the regions in Uruguay alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population

Primary administrative regions in Uruguay

There are 19 regions in Uruguay in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Uruguay
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Montevideo Department Departamento de Montevideo1.1,324,115Montevideo Montevideo1,270,737
Salto Department Departamento de Salto2.123,793Salto Salto99,823
Paysandu Department Departamento de Paysandú3.113,506Paysandu Paysandú73,249
Rivera Department Departamento de Rivera4.105,701Rivera Rivera64,631
Maldonado Departamento de Maldonado5.142,086Maldonado Maldonado55,478
Tacuarembo Department Departamento de Tacuarembó6.91,062Tacuarembo Tacuarembó51,854
Cerro Largo Departamento de Cerro Largo7.87,019Melo Melo51,023
Soriano Departamento de Soriano8.84,879Mercedes Mercedes42,359
Artigas Departamento de Artigas9.78,391Artigas Artigas41,909
Lavalleja Departamento de Lavalleja10.60,889Minas Minas38,025
San Jose Department Departamento de San José11.103,848San Jose de Mayo San José de Mayo36,529
Durazno Department Departamento de Durazno12.59,176Durazno Durazno33,926
Florida Departamento de Florida13.68,334Florida Florida32,234
Treinta y Tres Department Departamento de Treinta y Tres14.49,324Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres25,653
Rocha Department Departamento de Rocha15.69,938Rocha Rocha25,515
Rio Negro Department Departamento de Río Negro16.54,255Fray Bentos Fray Bentos23,279
Colonia Departamento de Colonia17.119,249Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento21,714
Flores Department Departamento de Flores18.25,109Trinidad Trinidad21,429
Canelones Departamento de Canelones19.490,595Canelones Canelones19,698