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Map of municipalities and departments of Uruguay as of 2021.

The Uruguayan departments are subdivided into municipalities and, as of 2025, there are 136 municipalities. This second level administrative division system was created by Law No. 18567 of 13 September 2009 and the first municipalities were created (or converted from Local Boards in the previous system) in March 2010. In the municipal elections of 2010 municipal authorities were elected for the first time and they assumed office months later.

Each municipality is governed by a local council, made up of 5 members. The chairperson of the local council is known as alcalde (mayor) and the remaining members are the councilors.

The Montevideo, Canelones and Maldonado departments are completely covered by municipalities, while the other departments have areas not included in any municipality.

## Description

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### Establishment of the system and creation of municipalities

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The municipalities' system was created by Law No. 18567 of 13 September 2009.[1] The current system is ruled by Law No. 19272 of 18 September 2014. This regulation provided that in settlements with more than 2,000 inhabitants a municipality was to be created including their surrounding territories, as long as it consisted in a social and cultural unit with their own common interests, that justified the creation of this kind of political entity. Settlements with less than 2,000 inhabitants were allowed to establish a municipality if the Departmental Board voted for it after the Intendant proposal, or by popular initiative of at least the 15% of voters in the settlement. Municipalities in departmental seats were only allowed to be created by Departmental Boards after the Intendant's proposal.[2]

### Election of authorities and government

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The municipalities are governed by a local council made up by five members, whose chairperson is known as alcalde (mayor) and the other four members are known as concejales (councilors). They are elected by direct vote each municipal elections, at the same time the departmental authorities are elected.[2]

## List of municipalities by department

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### Artigas

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation [4]

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1  | Baltasar Brum | 2,608 | 754.0 km2 | Juan Marticorena (PN)  | 15 March 2010
2  | Bella Unión | 12,406 | 547.0 km2 | William Cresseri (PN)  | 15 March 2010
3  | Tomás Gomensoro | 2,902 | 804.5 km2 | Federico Arbiza (PN)  | 15 March 2010

### Canelones

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation [4]

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1  | 18 de Mayo | 21,371  | 11.0 km2 | Adriana Sánchez (FA)  | 20 March 2013
2  | Aguas Corrientes | 1,728  | 51.5 km2 | Marcelo Delgado (FA)  | 15 March 2010
3  | Atlántida | 10,198  | 108.1 km2 | Gustavo González (FA)  | 15 March 2010
4  | Barros Blancos | 29,865  | 22.8 km2 | Julián Rocha (FA)  | 15 March 2010
5  | Canelones | 27,406  | 230.8 km2 | Darío Pimienta (FA)  | 15 March 2010
6  | Ciudad de la Costa | 91,284  | 61.1 km2 | Sonia Misirian (FA)  | 15 March 2010
7  | Colonia Nicolich | 14,788  | 26.0 km2 | Líber Moreno (FA)  | 15 March 2010
8  | Empalme Olmos | 6,630  | 152.5 km2 | Jorge Álvarez (FA)  | 15 March 2010
9  | La Floresta | 8,353  | 59.1 km2 | Néstor Erramouspe (FA)  | 15 March 2010
10  | La Paz | 20,194  | 32.9 km2 | Bruno Fernández (FA)  | 15 March 2010
11  | Las Piedras | 62,238  | 53.9 km2 | Gustavo González (FA)  | 15 March 2010
12  | Los Cerrillos | 7,713  | 261.4 km2 | Néstor Roncio (FA)  | 15 March 2010
13  | Migues | 3,802  | 363.3 km2 | Nahuel Jorge (PN)  | 15 March 2010
14  | Montes | 1,842  | 55.5 km2 | Rodolfo Salvarrey (PN)  | 15 March 2010
15  | Pando | 32,927  | 114.9 km2 | Alcides Pérez (FA)  | 15 March 2010
16  | Parque del Plata | 11,054  | 12.8 km2 | Tania Vecchio (FA)  | 15 March 2010
17  | Paso Carrasco | 20,842  | 20.7 km2 | Verónica Veiga (FA)  | 15 March 2010
18  | Progreso | 14,292  | 78.5 km2 | Claudio Duarte (FA)  | 15 March 2010
19  | Salinas | 23,447  | 83.7 km2 | Óscar Montero (FA)  | 15 March 2010
20  | San Antonio | 3,283  | 168.6 km2 | Damaso Pani (PN)  | 15 March 2010
21  | San Bautista | 3,684  | 196.5 km2 | Roberto Siriani (PN)  | 15 March 2010
22  | San Jacinto | 6,691  | 274.9 km2 | Cristian Ferraro (PN)  | 15 March 2010
23  | San Ramón | 8,087  | 249.3 km2 | Gonzalo Melogno (PN)  | 15 March 2010
24  | Santa Lucía | 18,524  | 252.2 km2 | Leonardo Mollo (FA)  | 15 March 2010
25  | Santa Rosa | 6,751  | 192.5 km2 | Ramiro Azor (FA)  | 15 March 2010
26  | Sauce | 13,019  | 295.9 km2 | Juan Ottonello (PN)  | 15 March 2010
27  | Soca | 3,959  | 493.1 km2 | Roberto Rodríguez (PN)  | 15 March 2010
28  | Suárez | 18,153  | 44.0 km2 | Carlos Nalerio (FA)  | 15 March 2010
29  | Tala | 9,308  | 522.1 km2 | Leonardo Pérez (PN)  | 15 March 2010
30  | Toledo | 18,740  | 30.3 km2 | José Gini (FA)  | 15 March 2010

### Cerro Largo

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation [4][5][6]

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1 | Aceguá | 1,686 | 825.9 km2 | Javier Rodríguez (PN) | 22 March 2013
2 | Arbolito | 263 | 604.5 km2 | Luis Seguí (PN) | 22 March 2013
3 | Arévalo | 572 | 396.5 km2 | José Eduardo Lucas (PN) | 22 March 2013
4 | Bañado de Medina | 1,583 | 451.3 km2 | Daniel Cegade (PN) | 25 October 2018
5 | Centurión | 242 | 648.1 km2 | Juan Nery dos Santos (PN) | 25 October 2018
6 | Cerro de las Cuentas | 496 | 817.3 km2 | Humberto Allende (PN) | 25 October 2018
7 | Fraile Muerto | 3,450 | 407.1 km2 | Pablo Nauar (PN) | 15 March 2010
8 | Isidoro Noblía | 2,808 | 665.2 km2 | Favio Freire (PN) | 22 March 2013
9 | Las Cañas | 242 | 648.2 km2 | Víctor Noda (PN) | 25 October 2018
10 | Plácido Rosas | 602 | 524.8 km2 | Eduardo Fernández (PN) | 22 March 2013
11 | Quebracho | 497 | 701.2 km2 | Héctor Ortiz (PN) | 25 October 2018
12 | Ramón Trigo | 368 | 1,270.5 km2 | Durmen Menchaca (PN) | 22 March 2013
13 | Río Branco | 16,270 | 933.2 km2 | Christian Morel (PN) | 15 March 2010
14 | Tres Islas | 301 | 445.7 km2 | Carlos González (PN) | 25 October 2018
15 | Tupambaé | 1,269 | 1,110.1 km2 | Macarena Da Rosa (PN) | 22 March 2013

### Colonia

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Carmelo | 19,606 | 390.2 km2 | Alicia Espíndola (PN) | 15 March 2010
2 | Colonia Valdense | 4,535 | 147.4 km2 | Andrés Malan (PN) | 22 March 2013
3 | Florencio Sánchez | 4,040 | 295.6 km2 | Alfredo Sánchez (PN) | 22 March 2013
4 | Juan L. Lacaze | 13,635 | 107.3 km2 | Arturo Bentancor (FA) | 15 March 2010
5 | La Paz | 1,005 | 62 km2 | Walter Eduardo Miranda | 26 October 2018
6 | Miguelete | 1,814 | 720 km2 | María Elena Martin (PN) | 26 October 2018
7 | Nueva Helvecia | 11,224 | 95.1 km2 | Marcelo Alonso (PN) | 15 March 2010
8 | Nueva Palmira | 10,063 | 126.8 km2 | Agustín Callero (PN) | 15 March 2010
9 | Ombúes de Lavalle | 3,936 | 397.8 km2 | Marcelo Castro (PN) | 22 March 2013
10 | Rosario | 11,161 | 230.2 km2 | Pablo Maciel (PN) | 15 March 2010
11 | Tarariras | 7,788 | 484.4 km2 | Dany Pérez (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Durazno

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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| Sarandí del Yí | 7,389 | 6,562 km2 | Carlos Luberriga (PN) | 15 March 2010
| Villa del Carmen | 2,891 | 479.2 km2 | Fernando Rodríguez (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Flores

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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| Ismael Cortinas | 914 | 0.95 km2 | Agustín Musa (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Florida

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Casupá | 2,228 | 94.7 km2 | Luis Oliva Monfort (PN) | 15 March 2010
2 | Fray Marcos | 3,432 | 279.4 km2 | Stella Tucuna (PN) | 15 March 2013 [7]
3 | Sarandí Grande | 6,509 | 211.5 km2 | Cayetano Stopingi (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Lavalleja

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | José Batlle y Ordóñez | 2,283 | 784.1 km2 | Pablo Patiño (PN) | 27 March 2015
2 | José Pedro Varela | 5,398 | 851.8 km2 | Martín Rezk (PN) | 15 March 2010
3 | Mariscala | 1,830 | 634 km2 | Francisco de la Peña (PN) | 24 October 2018
4 | Solís de Mataojo | 2,924 | 101.6 km2 | Verónica Machado (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Maldonado

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Aiguá | 3,165 | 1,365.0 km2 | Ernesto San Román (PN) | 15 March 2010
2 | Garzón | 1,020 | 623.2 km2 | Nazareno Lazo (PN) | 15 March 2010
3 | Maldonado | 90,593 | 189.7 km2 | Andrés Rapetti (PN) | 15 March 2010
4 | Pan de Azúcar | 8,025 | 606.4 km2 | Alejandro Echavarria (PN) | 15 March 2010
5 | Piriápolis | 14,461 | 135.9 km2 | René Graña (PN) | 15 March 2010
6 | Punta del Este | 11,128 | 21.8 km2 | Javier Carballal (PN) | 15 March 2010
7 | San Carlos | 33,293 | 1,651.0 km2 | Carlos Pereyra (PN) | 15 March 2010
8 | Solís Grande | 2,613 | 204.9 km2 | Patricia Martínez (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Montevideo

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Municipality A | 207,911 | 144.2 km2 | Jorge Meroni (FA) | 15 March 2010
2 | Municipality B | 147,577 | 11.8 km2 | Silvana Pissano (FA) | 15 March 2010
3 | Municipality C | 148,952 | 17.6 km2 | Jorge Cabrera (FA) | 15 March 2010
4 | Municipality CH | 159,528 | 12.1 km2 | Matilde Antía (PN) | 15 March 2010
5 | Municipality D | 181,153 | 86.5 km2 | Gabriel Velazco (FA) | 15 March 2010
6 | Municipality E | 153,395 | 27.5 km2 | Mercedes Ruiz (PN) | 15 March 2010
7 | Municipality F | 168,937 | 85.0 km2 | Juan López (PN) | 15 March 2010
8 | Municipality G | 151,302 | 142.7 km2 | Leticia de Torres (FA) | 15 March 2010

### Paysandú

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major  | Foundation

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1 | Chapicuy | 1,382 | 1,043.6 km2 | Milton Laurencena (PN) | 21 March 2013
2 | Guichón | 6,860 | 1,670.1 km2 | Martín Álvarez (PN) | 15 March 2010
3 | Lorenzo Geyres | 1,704 | 938.7 km2 | Graciela Barrutte (PN) | 21 March 2013
4 | Piedras Coloradas | 1,956 | 1,192.7 km2 | Jhonn Cáceres (PN) | 21 March 2013
5 | Porvenir | 4,178 | 954.5 km2 | Ramiro Ayende (PN) | 15 March 2010
6 | Quebracho | 3,671 | 1,088.4 km2 | Silbia Visoso (PN) | 15 March 2010
7 | Tambores | 1,475 | 2,388.0 km2 | Ricardo Soares (PN) | 21 March 2013

### Río Negro

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major  | Foundation

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1 | Nuevo Berlín | 2,604 | 498.7 km2 | Hernán Godoy (PN) | 15 March 2010
2 | San Javier | 2,830 | 817.8 km2 | Washington Laco (PN) | 22 March 2013
3 | Young | 17,550 | 1,039.8 km2 | Inés Long (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Rivera

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major  | Foundation

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1 | Minas de Corrales | 3,985 | 381.7 km2 | José González (PC) | 15 March 2010
2 | Tranqueras | 8,190 | 976.6 km2 | Luciano Viera (PC) | 15 March 2010
3 | Vichadero | 4,048 | 510.5 km2 | Luis Alberto Coutinho (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Rocha

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major  | Foundation

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1 | Castillos | 9,651 | 2,152.6 km2 | Juan Manuel Olivera (PN) | 15 March 2010
2 | Chuy | 9,758 | 92.8 km2 | Eduardo Calabuig (PN) | 15 March 2010
3 | La Paloma | 5,516 | 247.7 km2 | Sergio Muniz (FA) | 15 March 2010
4 | Lascano | 7,922 | 745.5 km2 | Víctor Larrosa (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Salto

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Belén | 2,269 | 164.7 km2 | Luis Zuliani (FA) | 15 March 2010
2 | Colonia Lavalleja | 2,478 | 1,472.6 km2 | Antonio Tejeira (PN) | 15 March 2010
3 | Mataojo | 1,028 | 2,241.5 km2 | Rosita Moreno (FA) | 15 March 2010
4 | San Antonio | 3,865 | 430.8 km2 | Sandra Toncobitz (PC) | 15 March 2010
5 | Rincón de Valentín | 1,203 | 872.8 km2 | Santiago Dalmao (FA) | 15 March 2010
6 | Villa Constitución | 3,896 | 1,537.8 km2 | Carlos Souto (FA) | 15 March 2010

### San José

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Ciudad del Plata | 32,154 | 125.8 km2 | Marianita Fonseca (PN) | 15 March 2010
2 | Ecilda Paullier | 5,025 | 694.7 km2 | Leonardo Giménez (PN) | 22 March 2013
3 | Libertad | 14,326 | 441.9 km2 | Matías Santos (PN) | 15 March 2010
4 | Rodríguez | 4,849 | 1,167.3 km2 | Norberto Zunino (PN) | 22 March 2013

### Soriano

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Cardona | 5,029 | 356.1 km2 | Ruben Valentín (PN) | 15 March 2010
2 | Dolores | 19,577 | 413.7 km2 | Juan Oronoz (PN) | 15 March 2010
3 | José Enrique Rodó | 3,077 | 396.3 km2 | Washington Loitey (PN) | 27 March 2015
4 | Palmitas | 2,304 | 178.7 km2 | Juan Vincon (PN) | 27 March 2015

### Tacuarembó

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Ansina | 3,289 | 792.2 km2 | Ana Isabel Camejo (PN) | 27 March 2015
2 | Paso de los Toros | 13,232 | 560.3 km2 | Luis Irigoin (PN) | 15 March 2010
3 | San Gregorio de Polanco | 3,722 | 444.7 km2 | Asdrúbal Rodríguez (PN) | 15 March 2010

### Treinta y Tres

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#  | Municipality  | Population  | Area  | Major [3] | Foundation

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1 | Cerro Chato | 1,407 |  km2 | Elías Javier Fuentes (PN) | 22 December 2017
2 | Enrique Martínez | 1,246 |  km2 | Nidia Vera (PN) | 22 December 2017
3 | Rincón | 1,767 |  km2 | Eduardo Gonzales (PN) | 22 December 2017
4 | Santa Clara de Olimar | 2,485 | 482.4 km2 | Pablo Echevarría (PN) | 15 March 2010
5 | Vergara | 4,064 | 622.5 km2 | José González (PN) | 15 March 2010
6 | Villa Sara | 1,724 | 534 km2 | Analía Larrañaga (PN) | 22 December 2017

## References

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1. ^ "Ley N° 18567". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
2. ^ a b "Ley N° 19272". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Alcaldes y Alcaldesas asumieron en los 125 Municipios de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Office of Planning and Budget. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Ley N° 18653" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
5. ^ "DECRETO Nº 11/13" (PDF) (in Spanish). Junta Departamental de Cerro Largo. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
6. ^ "DECRETO N.º 29/2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Junta Departamental de Cerro Largo. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
7. ^ "DECRETO JDF Nº 06/2013" (in Spanish). Departmental Board of Florida. Retrieved 2023-05-08.

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