List of Cities in Uruguay

The list of cities in Uruguay is a list of all populated centres of Uruguay that have received the status of "Ciudad" (City). There are several populated places that have not received this status, with a population below 10,000 but as big as that of many cities. The ranks shown are only among cities and not including their wider metropolitan areas. The 39 top ones are the biggest populated centres of Uruguay.

The year given is not the year of foundation but that of the acquisition of "City" status. If this status was obtained on an unknown date before the Independence of Uruguay, the foundation year is given in parenthesis, or the date it was declared a "Villa" (Town), marked by an asterisk*.

Rank City Year Population Department
1985 Census 1996 Census 2004 Census 2011 Census
1 Montevideo (1724) 1,251,647 1,303,182 1,269,648 1,319,108 Montevideo
2 Ciudad de la Costa 1994 34,483 66,596 83,399 113,257 Canelones
3 Salto 1863 80,823 93,117 99,072 104,028 Salto
4 Paysandú 1863 76,191 74,568 73,272 76,412 Paysandú
5 Las Piedras 1925 58,288 66,584 69,222 71,258 Canelones
6 Rivera 1912 57,316 62,859 64,426 64,465 Rivera
7 Maldonado (1755) 33,536 48,936 54,603 62,590 Maldonado
8 Tacuarembó 1912 40,413 45,891 51,224 54,755 Tacuarembó
9 Melo 1895 42,615 46,883 50,578 51,830 Cerro Largo
10 Mercedes 1857 36,702 39,320 42,032 41,974 Soriano
11 Artigas 1915 35,119 40,244 41,687 40,658 Artigas
12 Minas 1888 34,661 37,146 37,925 38,446 Lavalleja
13 San José de Mayo 1856 31,827 34,552 36,339 36,743 San José
14 Durazno 1906 27,835 30,607 33,576 34,368 Durazno
15 Florida 1894 28,445 31,594 32,128 33,639 Florida
16 Barros Blancos 2006 10,585 13,464 13,553 31,650 Maldonado
17 Ciudad del Plata 2006 35,588 (2009 estimate) 31,145 San José
18 San Carlos 1929 19,878 24,030 24,771 27,471 Maldonado
19 Colonia del Sacramento 1809* 19,101 22,200 21,714 26,213 Colonia
20 Pando 1920 19,797 23,384 24,004 25,947 Canelones
21 Treinta y Tres 1915 28,117 26,390 25,711 25,477 Treinta y Tres
22 Rocha 1894 24,015 26,017 25,538 25,422 Rocha
23 Fray Bentos 1900 20,135 21,959 23,122 22,406 Río Negro
24 Trinidad 1903 18,372 20,031 20,982 21,429 Flores
25 La Paz 1957 16,209 19,547 19,832 20,524 Canelones
26 Canelones 1916 17,325 19,388 19,631 19,865 Canelones
27 Carmelo 1920 14,127 16,658 16,866 18,041 Colonia
28 Dolores 1923 12,914 14,784 15,753 17,174 Soriano
29 Young 1963 12,249 14,567 15,759 16,756 Río Negro
30 Santa Lucía 1925 14,951 16,764 16,425 16,742 Canelones
31 Progreso 1981 11,244 14,471 15,775 16,244 Canelones
32 Río Branco 1953 9,035 12,215 13,456 14,604 Cerro Largo
33 Paso de los Toros 1953 12,826 13,315 13,231 12,985 Tacuarembó
34 Juan Lacaze 1953 12,574 12,988 13,196 12,816 Colonia
35 Bella Unión 1963 12,238 13,537 13,187 12,200 Artigas
36 Nueva Helvecia 1952 8,768 9,650 10,002 10,630 Colonia
37 Libertad 1963 7,032 8,353 9,196 10,166 San José
38 Rosario 1920 8,879 9,428 9,311 10,085 Colonia
39 Nueva Palmira 1953 7,151 8,339 9,230 9,857 Colonia
40 Chuy 1981 8,257 9,804 10,401 9,675 Rocha
41 Punta del Este 1957 6,731 8,294 7,298 9,277 Maldonado
42 Piriápolis 1960 5,878 7,570 7,899 8,830 Maldonado
43 Salinas 1982 2,523 5,279 6,574 8,626 Canelones
44 Parque del Plata 1969 3,229 4,993 5,900 7,896 Canelones
45 Lascano 1952 7,152 7,134 6,994 7,645 Rocha
46 Castillos 1952 6,836 7,346 7,649 7,541 Rocha
47 Tranqueras 1994 4,862 5,967 7,284 7,235 Rivera
48 Sarandí del Yí 1956 5,910 6,662 7,289 7,176 Durazno
49 San Ramón 1953 7,001 6,828 6,992 7,133 Canelones
50 Tarariras 1969 5,535 6,174 6,070 6,632 Colonia
51 Pan De Azúcar 1961 5,513 6,532 7,098 6,597 Maldonado
52 Sauce 1973 4,294 4,932 5,797 6,132 Canelones
53 Sarandí Grande 1956 5,379 5,635 6,362 6,130 Florida
54 Atlántida 1967 2,764 3,989 4,580 5,562 Canelones
55 José Pedro Varela 1967 4,077 4,983 5,332 5,118 Lavalleja
56 Tala 1960 4,197 4,720 4,939 5,089 Canelones
57 Guichón 1964 4,284 4,826 5,025 5,039 Paysandú
58 Cardona 1963 3,822 4,579 4,689 4,600 Soriano
59 San Jacinto 1976 2,795 3,596 3,909 4,510 Canelones
60 Toledo 1995 3,321 3,487 4,028 4,397 Canelones
61 Vergara 1994 3,379 3,983 3,985 3,810 Treinta y Tres
62 Santa Rosa 1972 2,808 3,263 3,660 3,727 Canelones
63 Florencio Sánchez 1995 2,562 3,038 3,526 3,716 Colonia
64 La Paloma 1982 2,235 3,084 3,202 3,495 Rocha
65 San Gregorio de Polanco 1994 2,856 3,101 3,673 3,415 Tacuarembó
66 Ombúes de Lavalle 1984 3,024 3,189 3,451 3,390 Colonia
67 Colonia Valdense 1982 2,409 2,876 3,087 3,235 Colonia
68 Cerrillos 1971 1,763 1,916 2,080 2,508 Canelones
69 Aiguá 1956 2,362 2,567 2,676 2,465 Maldonado
70 Migues 1970 2,079 2,004 2,180 2,109 Canelones
71 Dr. Francisco Soca 1971 1,667 1,764 1,742 1,797 Canelones

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

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