Regions in Uruguay
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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.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Montevideo Department Departamento de Montevideo | 1. | 1,324,115 | Montevideo Montevideo | 1,270,737 |
Canelones Departamento de Canelones | 2. | 490,595 | Canelones Canelones | 19,698 |
Maldonado Departamento de Maldonado | 3. | 142,086 | Maldonado Maldonado | 55,478 |
Salto Department Departamento de Salto | 4. | 123,793 | Salto Salto | 99,823 |
Colonia Departamento de Colonia | 5. | 119,249 | Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento | 21,714 |
Paysandu Department Departamento de Paysandú | 6. | 113,506 | Paysandu Paysandú | 73,249 |
Rivera Department Departamento de Rivera | 7. | 105,701 | Rivera Rivera | 64,631 |
San Jose Department Departamento de San José | 8. | 103,848 | San Jose de Mayo San José de Mayo | 36,529 |
Tacuarembo Department Departamento de Tacuarembó | 9. | 91,062 | Tacuarembo Tacuarembó | 51,854 |
Cerro Largo Departamento de Cerro Largo | 10. | 87,019 | Melo Melo | 51,023 |
Soriano Departamento de Soriano | 11. | 84,879 | Mercedes Mercedes | 42,359 |
Artigas Departamento de Artigas | 12. | 78,391 | Artigas Artigas | 41,909 |
Rocha Department Departamento de Rocha | 13. | 69,938 | Rocha Rocha | 25,515 |
Florida Departamento de Florida | 14. | 68,334 | Florida Florida | 32,234 |
Lavalleja Departamento de Lavalleja | 15. | 60,889 | Minas Minas | 38,025 |
Durazno Department Departamento de Durazno | 16. | 59,176 | Durazno Durazno | 33,926 |
Rio Negro Department Departamento de Río Negro | 17. | 54,255 | Fray Bentos Fray Bentos | 23,279 |
Treinta y Tres Department Departamento de Treinta y Tres | 18. | 49,324 | Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres | 25,653 |
Flores Department Departamento de Flores | 19. | 25,109 | Trinidad Trinidad | 21,429 |