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Since 2009 (Law No. 18567 of 13 September 2009), [5] the Uruguayan departments have been subdivided into municipalities. This system has been widely criticized as a waste of resources, due to Uruguay's small population of 3.4 million. The inaugural municipal elections were held in 2010, with municipal officials assuming office later in the year ...
Rank Region HDI (2022) Very high human development 1 Montevideo: 0.846 2 Costa Este (Canelones, Maldonado and Rocha) 0.832 – Uruguay 0.830: 3 Centro Sur (Flores, Florida and Lavalleja)
ISO 3166-2:UY is the entry for Uruguay in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Currently for Uruguay, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 19 ...
Uruguay has by far the smallest population of any country that has won a World Cup. [188] Despite their early success, they missed three World Cups in four attempts from 1994 to 2006. [188] Uruguay reached the semi-final for the first time in 40 years in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
This would bring its population to 112,447. However, Wikipedia takes the number 95,178 as the one reflecting the population of what is officially defined as "Ciudad de la Costa" and which coincides with the limits of the municipality of the same name. Source: National Institute of Statistics of Uruguay [1] [2] [3] [4]
Flag of The Oriental Province: A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and red. 1828-1830: Flag of The Oriental State of Uruguay: Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas. [10] 1839-1851: Flag of The Gobierno del Cerrito
This monocephalic pattern of settlement was more pronounced in Uruguay than in any other nation of the world, barring city-states. [1] The 1985 census indicated a population density of about 2,475 inhabitants per square kilometer in the department of Montevideo and about 80 inhabitants per square kilometer in the department of Canelones. [1]
Map of municipalities and departments of Uruguay as of 2021. The Uruguayan departments are subdivided into municipalities and, as of 2023, there are 127 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.