List of cities in Uruguay
This is a list of cities in Uruguay .
By far the largest agglomeration in Uruguay is Montevideo with a population of 1,740,302 (as of January 1, 2005). This means that half of the country's population is concentrated in the capital region.
The following table lists the cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, the results of the census of May 21, 1975, October 23, 1985, May 2, 1996 and July 1, 2004, as well as the department to which the city belongs . The population figures refer to the municipality within its political limits, without politically independent suburbs.
(Z. = census, sorting according to 2004 census)
Cities in Uruguay | |||||||
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rank | city | Residents | Department | ||||
Z. 1975 | Z. 1985 | Z. 1996 | Z. 2004 | Z. 2011 | |||
1. | Montevideo | 1,173,254 | 1,251,647 | 1,303,182 | 1,269,648 | 1,318,755 | Montevideo |
2. | Ciudad de la Costa a | 19,578 | 34,483 | 66,596 | 83,399 | 112,449 | Canelones |
3. | Somersault | 71,881 | 80,823 | 93.117 | 99,072 | 104.011 | Somersault |
4th | Paysandú | 62,412 | 76.191 | 74,568 | 73.272 | 76,412 | Paysandú |
5. | Las Piedras | 53,983 | 58,288 | 66,584 | 69,222 | 71,258 | Canelones |
6th | Rivera | 49.013 | 57,316 | 62,859 | 64,426 | 64,465 | Rivera |
7th | Maldonado | 22,159 | 33,536 | 48,936 | 54,603 | 62,590 | Maldonado |
8th. | Tacuarembó | 34,152 | 40,413 | 45,891 | 51,224 | 54,755 | Tacuarembó |
9. | Melo | 38,260 | 42,615 | 46,883 | 50,578 | 51,830 | Cerro Largo |
10. | Mercedes | 34,667 | 36,702 | 39,320 | 42,032 | 41,974 | Soriano |
11. | Artigas | 29,256 | 35,119 | 40,244 | 41,687 | 40,657 | Artigas |
12. | Minas | 35,433 | 34,661 | 37,146 | 37,925 | 38,446 | Lavalleja |
13. | San Jose de Mayo | 28,427 | 31,827 | 34,552 | 36,339 | 36,743 | San Jose |
14th | Durazno | 25,811 | 27,835 | 30,607 | 33,576 | 34,368 | Durazno |
15th | Florida | 25,030 | 28,445 | 31,594 | 32,128 | 33,639 | Florida |
16. | Treinta y Tres | 25,757 | 28.117 | 26,390 | 25,711 | 25,477 | Treinta y Tres |
17th | Rocha | 21,672 | 24,015 | 26,017 | 25,538 | 25,422 | Rocha |
18th | San Carlos | 16,883 | 19,878 | 24,030 | 24,771 | 27,471 | Maldonado |
19th | Pando | 16,184 | 19,797 | 23,384 | 24.004 | 25,947 | Canelones |
20th | Fray Bentos | 19,569 | 20,135 | 21,959 | 23,122 | 24,406 | Río Negro |
21st | Colonia del Sacramento | 16,895 | 19.101 | 22,200 | 21,714 | 26,231 | Colonia |
22nd | Trinidad | 17,598 | 18,372 | 20,031 | 20,982 | 21,429 | Flores |
23. | La Paz | 14,654 | 16,209 | 19,547 | 19,832 | 20,524 | Canelones |
24. | Canelones | 15,938 | 17,325 | 19,388 | 19,631 | 19,865 | Canelones |
25th | Ciudad del Plata | 8,831 | 9,618 | 14,120 | 17,457 | 31,146 | San Jose |
26th | El Pinar a | 1,874 | 3,479 | 10,383 | 17,221 | 21.091 | Canelones |
27. | Carmelo | 13,631 | 14,127 | 16,658 | 16,866 | 18,041 | Colonia |
28. | Santa Lucía | 14.101 | 14,951 | 16,764 | 16,425 | 16,742 | Canelones |
29 | Lomas de Solymar a | 1,266 | 3,974 | 10,843 | 16,018 | 19,124 | Canelones |
30th | Solymar a | 3,527 | 6,607 | 13,942 | 15,908 | 18,573 | Canelones |
31. | Progreso | 8,257 | 11,244 | 14,471 | 15,775 | 16,244 | Canelones |
32. | Young | 11,080 | 12,249 | 14,567 | 15,759 | 16,756 | Río Negro |
33. | Dolores | 12,771 | 12,914 | 14,784 | 15,753 | 17.174 | Soriano |
34. | Fraccionamiento Camino Maldonado | 8,346 | 10,082 | 13,349 | 15,057 | c | Canelones |
35. | Paso de Carrasco | 8,592 | 10,278 | 12,174 | 15,028 | 15,908 | Canelones |
36. | Barros Blancos b | 8,311 | 10,585 | 13,464 | 13,553 | c 31,650 | Canelones |
37. | Río Branco | 5,697 | 9,035 | 12,215 | 13,456 | 14,604 | Cerro Largo |
38. | Paso de los Toros | 13,178 | 12,826 | 13,315 | 13,231 | 12,985 | Tacuarembó |
39. | Juan Lacaze | 11,133 | 12,574 | 12,988 | 13,196 | 12,816 | Colonia |
40. | Bella Unión | 7,778 | 12,238 | 13,537 | 13,187 | 12,200 | Artigas |
41. | Chuy | 4,472 | 8,257 | 9,804 | 10,401 | 9,675 | Rocha |
42. | Nueva Helvecia | 8,598 | 8,768 | 9,650 | 10,002 | 10,630 | Colonia |
43. | Punta del Este | 7,197 | 6,731 | 8,294 | 7,298 | 9,277 d | Maldonado |
aThe 3 cities of El Pinar, Lomas de Solymar, Solymar and other municipalities have formed Ciudad de la Costa since 1994
b Barros Blancos was called "Juan Antonio Artigas" from 1976 to 2007
cThe population of Camino Maldonado is included in Barros Blancos, see en: Fraccionamiento Camino Maldonado
d The number of inhabitants in the season is significantly more