The following is a list of the departments in which Uruguay is divided. This is the first political division of the country, similar to the states in the United States of America. We also include the seat of government, or capital, an approximated population and the extension is in square kilometers. |
| Department |
Seat of Government |
Extension |
2004 |
| Artigas |
Artigas |
11,928 |
78,019 |
| Canelones |
Canelones |
4,536 |
485,028 |
| Cerro Largo |
Melo |
13,648 |
86,564 |
| Colonia |
Colonia del Sacramento |
6,106 |
119,266 |
| Durazno |
Durazno |
11,643 |
58,859 |
| Flores |
Trinidad |
5,144 |
25,104 |
| Florida |
Florida |
10,417 |
68,181 |
| Lavalleja |
Minas |
10,016 |
60,925 |
| Maldonado |
Maldonado |
4,793 |
140,192 |
| Montevideo |
Montevideo |
530 |
1,326,064 |
| Paysandú |
Paysandú |
13,922 |
113,244 |
| Río Negro |
Fray Bentos |
9,282 |
53,989 |
| Rivera |
Rivera |
9,370 |
104,921 |
| Rocha |
Rocha |
10,551 |
69,937 |
| Salto |
Salto |
14,163 |
123,120 |
| San José |
San José de Mayo |
4,992 |
103,104 |
| Soriano |
Mercedes |
9,008 |
84,563 |
| Tacuarembó |
Tacuarembó |
15,438 |
90,489 |
| Treinta y Tres |
Treinta y Tres |
9,529 |
49,318 |
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