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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 ...
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.
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.
Uruguay: Unitary 19 departments (departamentos) 125 municipalities (municipios) Uzbekistan: Regional 12 regions 144 districts (tumanlar) [47] [48] Citizen assembly of villages. Urban-type settlements Cities of district subordination Cities of regional subordination Cities. Citizen assembly of villages Urban-type settlement
A map of the departments of Uruguay. Uruguay is divided into 19 departments whose local administrations replicate the division of the executive and legislative powers. [78] Each department elects its own authorities through a universal suffrage system. [78]
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)
This is a list of any populated place in Uruguay by department, sortable by population (according to the 2011 census) or alphabetically. The population number may be followed by a letter indicating the official status of the place as follows:
An enlargeable basic map of Uruguay. Pronunciation: (/ ˈ jʊər ə ɡ w aɪ / ⓘ; Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwaj]) Common English country name: Uruguay; Official English country name: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay; Common endonym(s): Uruguay; Official endonym(s): República Oriental del Uruguay; Adjectival(s): Uruguayan; Demonym(s): Oriental, Uruguayan