Largest Cities in Uruguay
Facts about Uruguay
Official languages: Spanish
Capital: Montevideo
Area: 176,220 km²
Population: 3.5 million residents
Population density: 19.73 residents per km²
Currency: UYU
Internet TLD: .uy
ISO codes: UY, URY, 858
The telephone code from Uruguay is +598
Flag of Uruguay
The flag of Uruguay consists of nine stripes, four of which are blue and five of which are white. The left side of the flagpole part is additionally decorated with the so-called May sun with a human face and sixteen rays – eight straight and eight wavy. The nine stripes represent the nine Uruguayan provinces that were created after independence from Brazil in 1828. In addition, before Brazilian rule, Uruguay was under the Spanish and Portuguese rule and was nicknamed the “Banda Oriental” (Eastern Coast). The May sun is supposed to commemorate the conquest of independence, which took place in May. The appearance of the flag is probably inspired by the style of the American and Argentine flags.
Uruguay is a state in South America. The full name of the country of Uruguay is Republic of the East of the (River) Uruguay. See Uruguay Location on World Map. In the Guarani language, Uruguay means river of colorful birds.
Biggest Cities of Uruguay by Population
| # | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
| 1 | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1,270,848 | -34.9033 | -56.1882 |
| 2 | Salto, Uruguay | 99,934 | -31.3833 | -57.9667 |
| 3 | Paysandu, Uruguay | 73,360 | -32.3171 | -58.0807 |
| 4 | Las Piedras, Uruguay | 69,793 | -34.7302 | -56.2192 |
| 5 | Rivera, Uruguay | 64,742 | -30.9053 | -55.5508 |
| 6 | Maldonado, Uruguay | 55,589 | -34.9 | -54.95 |
| 7 | Tacuarembo, Uruguay | 51,965 | -31.7169 | -55.9811 |
| 8 | Melo, Uruguay | 51,134 | -32.3703 | -54.1675 |
| 9 | Mercedes, Uruguay | 42,470 | -33.2524 | -58.0305 |
| 10 | Artigas, Uruguay | 42,020 | -30.4 | -56.4667 |
| 11 | Minas, Uruguay | 38,136 | -34.3759 | -55.2377 |
| 12 | San Jose de Mayo, Uruguay | 36,640 | -34.3375 | -56.7136 |
| 13 | Durazno, Uruguay | 34,037 | -33.3806 | -56.5236 |
| 14 | Florida, Uruguay | 32,345 | -34.0956 | -56.2142 |
| 15 | Barros Blancos, Uruguay | 31,761 | -34.7524 | -56.0026 |
| 16 | Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | 25,764 | -33.2333 | -54.3833 |
| 17 | Rocha, Uruguay | 25,626 | -34.4833 | -54.3333 |
| 18 | San Carlos, Uruguay | 25,049 | -34.7912 | -54.9182 |
| 19 | Pando, Uruguay | 24,158 | -34.7172 | -55.9584 |
| 20 | Fray Bentos, Uruguay | 23,390 | -33.1165 | -58.3107 |
| 21 | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | 21,825 | -34.4626 | -57.8398 |
| 22 | Trinidad, Uruguay | 21,540 | -33.5165 | -56.8996 |
| 23 | La Paz, Uruguay | 20,024 | -34.7603 | -56.2259 |
| 24 | Canelones, Uruguay | 19,809 | -34.5228 | -56.2778 |
| 25 | Delta del Tigre, Uruguay | 18,084 | -34.7649 | -56.3645 |
| 26 | Carmelo, Uruguay | 17,032 | -34.0002 | -58.284 |
| 27 | Santa Lucia, Uruguay | 16,549 | -34.4533 | -56.3906 |
| 28 | Progreso, Uruguay | 16,084 | -34.6674 | -56.2176 |
| 29 | Young, Uruguay | 16,035 | -32.6984 | -57.6269 |
| 30 | Dolores, Uruguay | 15,991 | -33.5301 | -58.217 |
| 31 | Paso de Carrasco, Uruguay | 15,504 | -34.8603 | -56.0522 |
| 32 | Rio Branco, Uruguay | 13,678 | -32.598 | -53.3858 |
| 33 | Juan L. Lacaze, Uruguay | 13,334 | -34.4189 | -57.4529 |
| 34 | Paso de los Toros, Uruguay | 13,332 | -32.8167 | -56.5167 |
| 35 | Bella Union, Uruguay | 13,282 | -30.2597 | -57.5992 |
| 36 | Chui, Uruguay | 10,596 | -33.6979 | -53.4593 |
| 37 | Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay | 10,165 | -34.3 | -57.2333 |
| 38 | Nueva Palmira, Uruguay | 9,446 | -33.8703 | -58.4118 |
| 39 | Libertad, Uruguay | 9,422 | -34.6346 | -56.6174 |
| 40 | Rosario, Uruguay | 9,419 | -34.3167 | -57.35 |
| 41 | Colonia Nicolich, Uruguay | 9,013 | -34.8152 | -56.0243 |
| 42 | Piriapolis, Uruguay | 8,079 | -34.8629 | -55.2747 |
| 43 | Castillos, Uruguay | 7,797 | -34.1987 | -53.8592 |
| 44 | Tranqueras, Uruguay | 7,585 | -31.2 | -55.75 |
| 45 | Sarandi del Yi, Uruguay | 7,478 | -33.35 | -55.6333 |
| 46 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | 7,345 | -34.9475 | -54.9338 |
| 47 | Pan de Azucar, Uruguay | 7,291 | -34.7787 | -55.2358 |
| 48 | San Ramon, Uruguay | 7,119 | -34.2915 | -55.9557 |
| 49 | Lascano, Uruguay | 7,087 | -33.6724 | -54.2065 |
| 50 | Sarandi Grande, Uruguay | 6,552 | -33.7333 | -56.3333 |
| 51 | Joaquin Suarez, Uruguay | 6,368 | -34.735 | -56.0347 |
| 52 | Tarariras, Uruguay | 6,180 | -34.2655 | -57.6187 |
| 53 | Sauce, Uruguay | 6,021 | -34.6519 | -56.0643 |
| 54 | Jose Pedro Varela, Uruguay | 5,499 | -33.4545 | -54.5359 |
| 55 | Guichon, Uruguay | 5,162 | -32.3585 | -57.1978 |
Uruguay: Montevideo
According to Abbreviation Finder, the capital of Uruguay is Montevideo. 1.3 million people live in the city on the Río de la Plata. If you take the surrounding area into account, there are almost 2 million and thus almost half of the population. The name comes from the small mountain that lies in the city: mountain means monte in Spanish . Montevideo is a city where, according to surveys across Latin America, you can live particularly well.