Flags and coats of arms of the departments of Uruguay

Uruguay Political Map

This list shows the flags and coats of arms of the departments of Uruguay .

Uruguay is divided into 19 historically grown departments (including the capital Montevideo ). Since the state structure is centralized, the departments have little self-administration.

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location	flag	coat of arms	Department	Remarks
	2: 3		Artigas
			Canelones
			Cerro Largo
			Colonia
	2: 3		Durazno	Spanish motto: “ En pensamiento me centro y me descentro en labor. "
	2: 3		Flores	Latin motto: " Labor improba omnia vincit "
	2: 3		Florida	Spanish motto: " Libertad y progreso " ( freedom and progress )
	2: 3		Lavalleja
	2: 3		Maldonado
			Montevideo	Spanish motto: “ Con Libertad ni ofendo ni temo. "
	2: 3		Paysandú	Spanish motto: " Trabajo Paz Progreso " ( work, peace, progress )
	2: 3		Río Negro	Spanish motto: “ Somos industria y riqueza. "
	2: 3		Rivera
			Rocha	Spanish motto: “ Rocha, donde nace el sol de la patria. "
	2: 3		Somersault
	2: 3		San Jose
	2: 3		Soriano	Spanish motto: " Aquí nació la patria " ( This is where the nation was born. )
			Tacuarembó
			Treinta y Tres	Spanish motto: " Treinta y Tres, el pago mas oriental " ( Treinta y Tres, the easternmost district )

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