Departments of Uruguay facts for kids
Uruguay has 19 departments. Each department has an Intendant (similar to a Governor in other countries) elected for a period of 5 years and who is in charge of the public businesses of the department. There is also a Departmental Council (Spanish: Junta Departamental).
| Code | Department | Capital | Population (2011) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UY-AR | Artigas | Artigas | 73,378 | 11,928 | 6.2 |
| UY-CA | Canelones | Canelones | 520,187 | 4,536 | 114.7 |
| UY-CL | Cerro Largo | Melo | 84,698 | 13,648 | 6.2 |
| UY-CO | Colonia | Colonia del Sacramento | 123,203 | 6,106 | 20.2 |
| UY-DU | Durazno | Durazno | 57,088 | 11,643 | 4.9 |
| UY-FS | Flores | Trinidad | 25,050 | 5,144 | 4.9 |
| UY-FD | Florida | Florida | 67,048 | 10,417 | 6.4 |
| UY-LA | Lavalleja | Minas | 58,815 | 10,016 | 5.9 |
| UY-MA | Maldonado | Maldonado | 164,300 | 4,793 | 34.3 |
| UY-MO | Montevideo | Montevideo | 1,319,108 | 530 | 2,488.9 |
| UY-PA | Paysandú | Paysandú | 113,124 | 13,922 | 8.1 |
| UY-RN | Río Negro | Fray Bentos | 54,765 | 9,282 | 5.9 |
| UY-RV | Rivera | Rivera | 103,493 | 9,370 | 11.0 |
| UY-RO | Rocha | Rocha | 68,088 | 10,551 | 6.5 |
| UY-SA | Salto | Salto | 124,878 | 14,163 | 8.8 |
| UY-SJ | San José | San José de Mayo | 108,309 | 4,992 | 21.7 |
| UY-SO | Soriano | Mercedes | 82,595 | 9,008 | 9.2 |
| UY-TA | Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | 90,053 | 15,438 | 5.8 |
| UY-TT | Treinta y Tres | Treinta y Tres | 48,134 | 9,676 | 5.0 |
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See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Departamentos de Uruguay para niños
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