Uruguay — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Uruguay had an estimated population of 3,251,269 in 2005, with 176 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Uruguay today — population now 3,382,537, against 3,251,269 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 3,251,269 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 3,285,771 | 3,382,537 | +3% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | 1,740,302 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | Montevideo | 1,270,737 | 1,270,737 now |
| 2 | Salto | Salto | 99,823 | 114,084 now |
| 3 | Ciudad de la Costa | Canelones | 86,054 | — |
| 4 | Paysandú | Paysandú | 73,249 | 81,550 now |
| 5 | Las Piedras | Canelones | 69,682 | 69,682 now |
| 6 | Rivera | Rivera | 64,631 | 84,775 now |
| 7 | Maldonado | Maldonado | 55,478 | 102,000 now |
| 8 | Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | 51,854 | 60,586 now |
| 9 | Melo | Cerro Largo | 51,023 | 56,013 now |
| 10 | Mercedes | Soriano | 42,359 | 43,543 now |
| 11 | Artigas | Artigas | 41,909 | 43,897 now |
| 12 | Minas | Lavalleja | 38,025 | 38,645 now |
| 13 | San José | San José | 36,529 | — |
| 14 | Durazno | Durazno | 33,926 | 40,279 now |
| 15 | Florida | Florida | 32,234 | 36,471 now |
| 16 | Treinta y Tres | Treinta y Tres | 25,653 | 25,890 now |
| 17 | Rocha | Rocha | 25,515 | 26,784 now |
| 18 | San Carlos | Maldonado | 24,938 | 27,471 now |
| 19 | Pando | Canelones | 24,047 | 24,047 now |
| 20 | Fray Bentos | Río Negro | 23,279 | 26,297 now |
| 21 | Colonia | Colonia | 21,714 | — |
| 22 | Trinidad | Flores | 21,093 | 22,897 now |
| 23 | La Paz | Canelones | 19,913 | 19,913 now |
| 24 | Canelones | Canelones | 19,698 | 24,185 now |
| 25 | El Pinar | Canelones | 18,242 | — |
| 26 | Delta del Tigre | San José | 17,973 | 17,973 now |
| 27 | Carmelo | Colonia | 16,921 | 18,041 now |
| 28 | Lomas de Solymar | Canelones | 16,787 | — |
| 29 | Santa Lucía | Canelones | 16,438 | 16,438 now |
| 30 | Solymar | Canelones | 16,290 | — |
| 31 | Progreso | Canelones | 15,973 | 16,244 now |
| 32 | Young | Río Negro | 15,924 | 16,756 now |
| 33 | Dolores | Soriano | 15,880 | 17,174 now |
| 34 | Paso de Carrasco | Canelones | 15,393 | 15,393 now |
| 35 | Camino Maldonado | Canelones | 15,325 | — |
| 36 | Juan Antonio Artigas | Canelones | 13,620 | — |
| 37 | Río Branco | Cerro Largo | 13,567 | 14,604 now |
| 38 | Juan Lacaze | Colonia | 13,223 | — |
| 39 | Paso de los Toros | Tacuarembó | 13,221 | 12,985 now |
| 40 | Bella Unión | Artigas | 13,171 | 12,200 now |
| 41 | Chuy | Rocha | 10,485 | — |
| 42 | Nueva Helvecia | Colonia | 10,054 | 10,054 now |
| 43 | Nueva Palmira | Colonia | 9,335 | 9,857 now |
| 44 | Libertad | San José | 9,311 | 10,166 now |
| 45 | Rosario | Colonia | 9,308 | 10,085 now |
| 46 | Colonia Nicolich | Canelones | 8,902 | 8,902 now |
| 47 | Villa Crespo y San Andrés | Canelones | 8,851 | — |
| 48 | Pinares-Las Delicias | Maldonado | 8,748 | — |
| 49 | Parque Carrasco | Canelones | 8,557 | — |
| 50 | Piriápolis | Maldonado | 7,968 | 7,968 now |
| 51 | Lagomar | Canelones | 7,918 | — |
| 52 | Castillos | Rocha | 7,686 | 7,541 now |
| 53 | Nuevo Paysandú | Paysandú | 7,665 | — |
| 54 | Tranqueras | Rivera | 7,474 | 7,235 now |
| 55 | Sarandí del Yí | Durazno | 7,367 | 7,176 now |
| 56 | Punta del Este | Maldonado | 7,234 | 9,277 now |
| 57 | Pan de Azúcar | Maldonado | 7,180 | — |
| 58 | Fraccionamiento Camino del Andaluz y R ochenta y cuatro | Canelones | 7,145 | — |
| 59 | San José de Carrasco | Canelones | 7,010 | — |
| 60 | San Ramón | Canelones | 7,008 | 7,133 now |
| 61 | Lascano | Rocha | 6,976 | 6,976 now |
| 62 | Salinas | Canelones | 6,799 | 8,626 now |
| 63 | Cerro Pelado | Maldonado | 6,775 | — |
| 64 | Sarandí Grande | Florida | 6,441 | — |
| 65 | Ejido de Treinta y Tres | Treinta y Tres | 6,353 | — |
| 66 | Joaquín Suárez | Canelones | 6,257 | — |
| 67 | Tarariras | Colonia | 6,069 | 6,632 now |
| 68 | Parque del Plata | Canelones | 6,055 | — |
| 69 | Sauce | Canelones | 5,910 | — |
| 70 | Playa Pascual | San José | 5,812 | — |
| 71 | José Pedro Varela | Lavalleja | 5,388 | — |
| 72 | Mandubí | Rivera | 5,362 | — |
| 73 | Chacras de Paysandú | Paysandú | 5,215 | — |
| 74 | Guichón | Paysandú | 5,051 | — |
| 75 | Tala | Canelones | 4,949 | — |
| 76 | Barra de Carrasco | Canelones | 4,824 | — |
| 77 | Cardona | Soriano | 4,712 | — |
| 78 | Atlántida | Canelones | 4,669 | — |
| 79 | Villa Aeroparque | Canelones | 4,576 | — |
| 80 | Vichadero | Rivera | 4,170 | — |
| 81 | Toledo | Canelones | 4,056 | — |
| 82 | Empalme Olmos | Canelones | 4,007 | — |
| 83 | Vergara | Treinta y Tres | 3,998 | — |
| 84 | San Jacinto | Canelones | 3,954 | — |
| 85 | Pinamar-Pinepark | Canelones | 3,799 | — |
| 86 | Neptunia | Canelones | 3,787 | — |
| 87 | San Gregorio de Polanco | Tacuarembó | 3,740 | — |
| 88 | Santa Rosa | Canelones | 3,711 | — |
| 89 | Florencio Sánchez | Colonia | 3,587 | — |
| 90 | Minas de Corrales | Rivera | 3,509 | — |
| 91 | Ombúes de Lavalle | Colonia | 3,482 | — |
| 92 | Chacras de Dolores | Soriano | 3,377 | — |
| 93 | Cerro Chato | Durazno | 3,321 | — |
| 94 | Fraile Muerto | Cerro Largo | 3,234 | — |
| 95 | La Paloma | Rocha | 3,230 | — |
| 96 | Colonia Valdense | Colonia | 3,116 | — |
| 97 | La Pedrera | Rivera | 2,959 | — |
| 98 | Shangrilá | Canelones | 2,919 | — |
| 99 | Ansina | Tacuarembó | 2,900 | — |
| 100 | Tomás Gomensoro | Artigas | 2,872 | — |
| 101 | Quebracho | Paysandú | 2,871 | — |
| 102 | Constitución | Salto | 2,846 | — |
| 103 | Marindia | Canelones | 2,726 | — |
| 104 | Solís de Mataojo | Lavalleja | 2,704 | — |
| 105 | Carmen | Durazno | 2,703 | — |
| 106 | Aiguá | Maldonado | 2,692 | — |
| 107 | Casupá | Florida | 2,679 | — |
| 108 | Colinas de Solymar | Canelones | 2,624 | — |
| 109 | Rodríguez | San José | 2,588 | — |
| 110 | Fray Marcos | Florida | 2,566 | — |
| 111 | Isidoro Noblía | Cerro Largo | 2,526 | — |
| 112 | Baltasar Brum | Artigas | 2,517 | — |
| 113 | Nuevo Berlín | Río Negro | 2,461 | — |
| 114 | José Batlle y Ordóñez | Lavalleja | 2,438 | — |
| 115 | Ecilda Paullier | San José | 2,395 | — |
| 116 | Lagunón | Rivera | 2,381 | — |
| 117 | Estación Atlántida | Canelones | 2,370 | — |
| 118 | Santa Clara de Olimar | Treinta y Tres | 2,291 | — |
| 119 | Las Toscas | Canelones | 2,287 | — |
| 120 | Santa Teresa | Rivera | 2,221 | — |
| 121 | Migues | Canelones | 2,203 | — |
| 122 | Las Piedras | Artigas | 2,185 | — |
| 123 | José Enrique Rodó | Soriano | 2,143 | — |
| 124 | Cerrillos | Canelones | 2,100 | — |
| 125 | San Rafael-El Placer | Maldonado | 2,059 | — |
| 126 | Belén | Salto | 2,033 | — |
| 127 | Pajas Blancas | Montevideo | 2,000 | — |
| 128 | Palmitas | Soriano | 1,979 | — |
| 129 | San Bautista | Canelones | 1,905 | — |
| 130 | Veinticinco de Mayo | Florida | 1,839 | — |
| 131 | Veinticinco de Agosto | Florida | 1,799 | — |
| 132 | Tambores | Paysandú | 1,747 | — |
| 133 | Doctor Francisco Soca | Canelones | 1,742 | — |
| 134 | San Javier | Río Negro | 1,701 | — |
| 135 | Mariscala | Lavalleja | 1,695 | — |
| 136 | Montes | Canelones | 1,687 | — |
| 137 | Barrio Hipódromo | Maldonado | 1,626 | — |
| 138 | Cebollatí | Rocha | 1,624 | — |
| 139 | La Paloma | Durazno | 1,567 | — |
| 140 | Pintadito | Artigas | 1,548 | — |
| 141 | General Enrique Martínez | Treinta y Tres | 1,538 | — |
| 142 | Aceguá | Cerro Largo | 1,501 | — |
| 143 | Santiago Vázquez | Montevideo | 1,468 | — |
| 144 | Santa Mónica | San José | 1,467 | — |
| 145 | San Antonio | Canelones | 1,453 | — |
| 146 | Fraccionamiento sobre R setenta y cuatro | Canelones | 1,449 | — |
| 147 | Villa San José | Canelones | 1,434 | — |
| 148 | Cerro Colorado | Florida | 1,354 | — |
| 149 | Santa Bernardina | Durazno | 1,340 | — |
| 150 | Juanicó | Canelones | 1,339 | — |
| 151 | Puntas de Valdez | San José | 1,312 | — |
| 152 | Villa Felicidad | Canelones | 1,298 | — |
| 153 | Cardal | Florida | 1,291 | — |
| 154 | Rafael Perazza | San José | 1,274 | — |
| 155 | San Luis | Canelones | 1,239 | — |
| 156 | Estación La Floresta | Canelones | 1,236 | — |
| 157 | Dieciocho de Julio | Rocha | 1,202 | — |
| 158 | Villa de Soriano | Soriano | 1,195 | — |
| 159 | Tupambaé | Cerro Largo | 1,189 | — |
| 160 | Blanquillo | Durazno | 1,170 | — |
| 161 | San Félix | Paysandú | 1,161 | — |
| 162 | Monte Grande | San José | 1,134 | — |
| 163 | Piedras Coloradas | Paysandú | 1,120 | — |
| 164 | La Floresta | Canelones | 1,107 | — |
| 165 | La Aguada-Costa Azul | Rocha | 1,104 | — |
| 166 | Aguas Corrientes | Canelones | 1,101 | — |
| 167 | Pueblo Lavalleja | Salto | 1,094 | — |
| 168 | Velázquez | Rocha | 1,090 | — |
| 169 | Ismael Cortinas | Flores | 1,073 | — |
| 170 | Villa Sara | Treinta y Tres | 1,071 | — |
| 171 | Nico Pérez | Florida | 1,070 | — |
| 172 | Santa Catalina | Soriano | 1,067 | — |
| 173 | Porvenir | Paysandú | 1,055 | — |
| 174 | Curtina | Tacuarembó | 1,053 | — |
| 175 | Centenario | Durazno | 1,052 | — |
| 176 | Carlos Reyles | Durazno | 1,036 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | 1,324,115 |
| 2 | Canelones | 490,595 |
| 3 | Maldonado | 142,086 |
| 4 | Salto | 123,793 |
| 5 | Colonia | 119,249 |
| 6 | Paysandú | 113,506 |
| 7 | Rivera | 105,701 |
| 8 | San José | 103,848 |
| 9 | Tacuarembó | 91,062 |
| 10 | Cerro Largo | 87,019 |
| 11 | Soriano | 84,879 |
| 12 | Artigas | 78,391 |
| 13 | Rocha | 69,938 |
| 14 | Florida | 68,334 |
| 15 | Lavalleja | 60,889 |
| 16 | Durazno | 59,176 |
| 17 | Río Negro | 54,255 |
| 18 | Treinta y Tres | 49,324 |
| 19 | Flores | 25,109 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.