Administrative Divisions
Uruguay is divided into 19 departments whose local administrations replicate the division of the executive and legislative powers. Each department elects its own authorities through a universal suffrage system. The departmental executive authority resides in a superintendent and the legislative authority in a departmental board.
| Department | Capital | Area | Population (2011 census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artigas | Artigas | 700411928000000000011,928 km2 (4,605 sq mi) | 73,162 |
| Canelones | Canelones | 70034536000000000004,536 km2 (1,751 sq mi) | 518,154 |
| Cerro Largo | Melo | 700413648000000000013,648 km2 (5,270 sq mi) | 84,555 |
| Colonia | Colonia del Sacramento | 70036106000000000006,106 km2 (2,358 sq mi) | 122,863 |
| Durazno | Durazno | 700411643000000000011,643 km2 (4,495 sq mi) | 57,082 |
| Flores | Trinidad | 70035144000000000005,144 km2 (1,986 sq mi) | 25,033 |
| Florida | Florida | 700410417000000000010,417 km2 (4,022 sq mi) | 67,093 |
| Lavalleja | Minas | 700410016000000000010,016 km2 (3,867 sq mi) | 58,843 |
| Maldonado | Maldonado | 70034793000000000004,793 km2 (1,851 sq mi) | 161,571 |
| Montevideo | Montevideo | 7002530000000000000530 km2 (200 sq mi) | 1,292,347 |
| Paysandú | Paysandú | 700413922000000000013,922 km2 (5,375 sq mi) | 113,112 |
| Río Negro | Fray Bentos | 70039282000000000009,282 km2 (3,584 sq mi) | 54,434 |
| Rivera | Rivera | 70039370000000000009,370 km2 (3,620 sq mi) | 103,447 |
| Rocha | Rocha | 700410551000000000010,551 km2 (4,074 sq mi) | 66,955 |
| Salto | Salto | 700414163000000000014,163 km2 (5,468 sq mi) | 124,683 |
| San José | San José de Mayo | 70034992000000000004,992 km2 (1,927 sq mi) | 108,025 |
| Soriano | Mercedes | 70039008000000000009,008 km2 (3,478 sq mi) | 82,108 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | 700415438000000000015,438 km2 (5,961 sq mi) | 89,993 |
| Treinta y Tres | Treinta y Tres | 70039529000000000009,529 km2 (3,679 sq mi) | 48,066 |
| Total¹ | — | 7005175016000000000175,016 km2 (67,574 sq mi) | 3,251,526 |
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